Oil production in Usinsk, Russia (file photo). Sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing a record surge in fuel prices as the Russian invasion of Ukraine drives up already steep energy costs. Chaos reigns at a petrol station in Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos. Arguments break out and drivers blare their car horns as they wait in the long queue that spills into the road, disrupting traffic. Motorists here, and in many of the petrol stations in Nigeria’s major cities, are spending hours waiting in the hope of filling up their tanks before fuel runs out. “Getting petrol is like digging for gold,” groans waiting motorist Joy Agbonifo. “We spend hours looking for fuel, and when we get to a [petrol] station, there’s no guarantee we’ll even get any.” The fuel shortage in Nigeria has lasted more than three weeks. It started after the federal government held back imports of fuel that was […]