U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting five West African leaders on Wednesday for a “multilateral lunch” as the region reels from the impact of U.S. aid cuts. The surprise meeting with leaders of Liberia, Senegal, Gabon, Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau …

… brokering the deal between Congo and Rwanda was motivated in part … Africa exports 75% of its crude oil, which is refined elsewhere … gas, while 600 million Africans have no access to electricity … electric-vehicle batteries, and Gabon’s President Brice Oligui …

… South Africa, Nigeria, and Congo. The Afreximbank report noted … 43 billion in intra-African trade in 2024, Congo $11.36 billion … .1 billion in 2023. “Crude oil remained Nigeria’s primary export … products directly to Cameroon and other neighbouring markets,” …

Nigeria’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery is set to build large fuel storage tanks in Namibia’s Walvis Bay to hold at least 1.6 million barrels of gasoline and diesel. The move marks a strategic step in Dangote’s ambition to dominate fuel supply across Africa, …

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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that the 50% tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump would trigger the country’s economic reciprocity law. That allows trade, investment and intellectual property agreements to be …

The biggest gender-affirming care center for trans kids in the US is closing, prompting protests — 9:55 p.m. By the Associated Press Growing up, Sage Sol Pitchenik wanted to hide. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning …

Devakumar Edwin, vice-president, Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), says the Dangote Petroleum Refinery aims to rely totally on Nigerian crude oil by the end of the year. According to Bloomberg on Wednesday, Edwin spoke last week during an interview at the …

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The Dangote Refinery may end crude oil import as it considers sourcing the entire crude required for the 650,000-barrel-per-day refinery capacity in-country. According to a Bloomberg report, the refinery will rely entirely on Nigerian crude oil by the end …