SOMALIA-MOGADISHU-FUEL SHORTAGE-AUTO RICKSHAW-LIVELIHOODS

(260403) -- MOGADISHU, April 3, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A staff refuels a three-wheeler at a petrol station in Mogadishu, capital of Somalia, April 2, 2026. Since the United States and Israel launched airstrikes against Iran on Feb. 28, the conflict has pushed up international oil prices. As a result, fuel prices across Somalia have more than doubled.

TO GO WITH "Feature: Soaring fuel prices push Somalia's three-wheeler drivers to brink" (Photo by Hassan Bashi/Xinhua)

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