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Last update: 29 minutes agoHormuz Shock Spurs West Africa Fuel Rush: With the Strait of Hormuz disrupted, shipping is rerouting around Africa, driving a surge in marine fuel demand and pushing global bunker firms deeper into West Africa, including Minerva Bunkering expanding into Mauritania’s Nouadhibou and Nouakchott. Angola-Bangladesh Energy Talks: Bangladesh has invited an Angolan technical team to Dhaka to negotiate a long-term G2G energy cooperation MoU, citing Angola’s ~1.1m bpd crude output, planned refineries, and LNG and gas field development. Oil-Price Politics, Not Just Prices: A new report argues decades of oil extraction across countries including Angola and Nigeria haven’t cut poverty or delivered broad growth, while volatility keeps households exposed. Regional Power Moves: At the Africa CEO Forum in Rwanda, UAE trade minister Thani Al Zeyoudi stressed investment in logistics, infrastructure and manufacturing—while Angola’s energy diplomacy and regional connectivity themes keep stacking up. Cuba Pressure Ripples Globally: US moves targeting oil-linked support for Cuba are again in focus, underscoring how energy flows are becoming a geopolitical lever.
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