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Pedestrians and vehicles make their way through Makola Market in Accra, Ghana, on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. Photo: Ernest Ankomah/Bloomberg via Getty Images
AFRICA

Inside the ‘African quality’ fuel scandal

European ports are being used as trading hubs for fuel that is too dirty – and dangerous – to be sold in the EU. No prizes for guessing where it ends up instead

  • Marian Ansah
  • Steven Vanden Bussche
  • Bram Logger
5 min read
The appellate court said the Strategic Fuel Fund tried to play the victim when it was the author of the tainted sale of the country’s entire crude oil reserves. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
CENTRAL ENERGY FUND

Fuel fund loses appeal on refunding buyers of South Africa’s oil reserves

The appellate court said the Strategic Fuel Fund tried to play the victim when it was the author of the tainted sale of the country’s entire crude oil reserves

  • Emsie Ferreira
5 min read