$ shortage event get africa-fertilizer-shortage-2026-04-05 > category: ECON > severity 3 / 5 > recorded 2026-04-05
BRENT $91.37/b ▼ TTF €63.92/MWh ▲ OPEC_ORB $108.8/b ● SPR_US 298.7 Mb ▼ FAO_FFPI 130.3 ▼
High urea prices and costly imports left many African farmers short of fertilizer ahead of the planting season, raising food-security concerns.
$ curl -s https://api.shortage.life/v1/events/africa-fertilizer-shortage-2026-04-05 | jq '.category, .severity' > "ECON" > 3
The most severe strikes and force-majeure declarations on energy infrastructure during the 2026 Iran war — 1019 incidents logged in total, alert level CRITICAL.
| date | zone | target | actor | impact | sev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | Libya | Drone strike cuts power near Libya Zawiya after electricity station destroyed | unknown | drone damage — see source | 4 |
| 2026-08-11 | Libya | Drone strike sparks massive blaze at Libya Zawiya refinery | unknown | drone damage — see source | 4 |
| 2026-08-11 | Libya | Drone strike sparks massive blaze at Libya refinery | unknown | drone damage — see source | 4 |
| 2026-08-07 | Yemen | 17 Yemeni soldiers , officer killed in Houthi drone attack | Houthi | Houthi drone attack — see source | 4 |
| 2026-08-04 | unknown | 5 killed , 6 wounded in Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow oblast | Ukraine | Ukraine drone attack — see source | 4 |
| 2026-07-27 | Iran | Mediators see progress in efforts to halt Iran war as drone attacks rattle region | Iran | Iran drone attack — see source | 4 |
| 2026-07-21 | Iran | U . S . soldier killed in controlled detonation of downed Iranian drone identified | Iran | Iran drone attack — see source | 4 |
| 2026-07-10 | Russia | DRONE WAR : Russia Says It Downed 376 Ukrainian Drones In One Of Largest Attacks Of The War | Russia | Russia drone attack — see source | 4 |