Africa’s answer to global fuel shocks is no longer theoretical. It is already operating in Nigeria. The $20 billion Dangote Petroleum Refinery, owned by African billionaire Aliko Dangote, has become one of the most powerful industrial assets on the continent.…

Aliko Dangote has announced that the expansion of the Dangote Refinery to 1.4 million barrels per day will generate about 95,000 skilled jobs at peak construction. He shared this in Lagos during his induction as an Honorary Fellow of the…

Africa’s food systems are under fresh pressure as a new wave of fertiliser disruption spreads from the Persian Gulf. The Iran–Gulf conflict has slowed global fertiliser exports and pushed prices higher, raising fresh concerns for food security across sub-Saharan Africa,…

China has removed import tariffs on goods from 53 African countries, marking one of the most significant shifts in global trade relations in recent years. The new policy gives Africa’s largest economies duty-free access to the Chinese market for the…