By: David Shoombe
Africa’s largest oil refinery, Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals, recently reported to have sold 12 cargoes of refined petroleum products amounting to 456,000 tonnes to countries such as the Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Tanzania, Ghana and Togo. This development shed light on Africa’s ambitions of improving intracontinental trade as global uncertainty lingers.
Nearly a month since the Middle East conflict that led to the partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Dangote Refinery has somewhat filled the oil supply gap to accommodate African nations affected by rising oil prices as a result of the conflict. The refinery’s export abilities were made evident when it demonstrated a full production capacity of 650,000 barrels per day in February 2026.
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