Mototaxi drivers, popularly known in East Africa as boda boda riders, chat while sitting on their electric motorbikes as they wait for customers 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)