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,” …

•Facility to supply petrol, diesel to Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe •Oil falls as possible OPEC+ hike pause signals waning demand Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja Dangote petroleum refinery will construct storage tanks in Namibia to hold at least 1.6 million …

… of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The development marks a … some 650 000 barrels of crude oil per day. The refinery currently … hinges on value addition and Africans taking the initiative to … “We believe in Africa for Africans, particularly when it comes to …

Nigeria’s import of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, by oil marketers fell to a record low in June, majorly driven by a ramp-up in output from the 650,000 barrels-per-day Dangote Petroleum Refinery, new data has shown. An Argus report …

US President Donald Trump explained that the new tariff rates were based on “common sense” and trade imbalances, although this was inconsistent with what he wrote in his letter to Brazil, according to an AP report. He also admitted that he hadn’t …

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, …

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 …

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 …