Batteries belonging to Ampersand, a provider of electric motorbike solutions in East Africa, recharge in docking units at a battery-swapping facility amid a national fuel price crisis in Nairobi on May 21, 2026. The war in the Middle East, launched by the United States and Israel earlier this year, has had the unlikely consequence of boosting green vehicles across Africa, especially in countries like Kenya that are heavily dependent on fuel imports. (Photo by Luis TATO / AFP via Getty Images)