/ 11 April 2022

Africa low on refineries, including oil-producer Nigeria

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The South African Petroleum Refineries, which boasted 35% of the country’s crude oil-refining capacity, announced that production had stopped at the end of March. Photo: ALEXANDER JOE/AFP via Getty Images)

Because of their lack of oil refineries, African countries become vulnerable to fluctuations on global markets

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