Nigeria sweats in heatwave as Iran war drives up costs to stay cool

The 32-year-old clothier regularly navigates chaotic traffic to deliver luxury clothes and footwear to customers across the megacity of Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital. But his and millions of others' commutes have been snarled by brutal temperatures as Africa's most populous country fights a heatwave. Adding to the pain, a spike in fuel prices from the Iran war has sent costs for air conditioning and back-up generators shooting up alongside the mercury. "The sun is too hot," Akanni told AFP...