Dangote Just Broke Africa's Resource Curse | But The Old System Is Fighting Back

Frontline Africa

Dangote Refinery has done what no African industrial project has ever done — in April 2026 it became the world's single largest exporter of jet fuel, according to S&P Global Commodities at Sea. A 650,000 barrel-per-day refinery in Lekki, Lagos is now fuelling jets over Europe, North America and acro