Africa’s richest businessman, Aliko Dangote, is leaning towards Kenya for a proposed $15 billion-$17 billion refinery project after technical assessments ranked the country ahead of rival East African locations because of its strategic access to crude supplies, deep-water port infrastructure and regional fuel market reach. Aliko Dangote is leaning towards Kenya for a proposed $15billion-$17billion…
The world’s largest consumer of imported goods, the United States, in the first quarter of 2026, spent $578.78 million on Nigerian crude oil imports. The U.S. spent $578.78 million on Nigerian crude oil imports in Q1 2026, marking a 15.06% drop from the same period in 2025. U.S. imports of Nigerian crude fell from 8.44…
West Africa’s role in global diplomatic engagement has come under renewed scrutiny as political realignments in the Sahel continue to reshape relations between several African states and external partners, including France. Political changes in the Sahel have raised questions about West Africa’s role in international diplomacy. During the ‘Africa Forward’ Summit, President Macron asserted that…
