Fuel attendants take a break due to the fuel shortage at Best Oil filling station in Area 49 Lilongwe, October 22, 2026. In Malawi petrol costs $3.24 a litre, the highest in Africa and the second-highest globally, at more than twice the global average, according to GlobalPetrolPrices, an energy-price data provider tracking retail fuel prices in more than 100 countries. (Photo by Amos GUMULIRA / AFP via Getty Images)