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OPEC launches African charm offensive

OPEC Secretary General Haitham al-Ghais. © He Canling/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

With half of its members from Africa, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries can't afford to lose any more countries from the continent. But like Angola, which recently left the group, other African members are protesting against production quotas and Saudi Arabia's omnipotence in the Vienna-based cartel. [...]

Published on 06/02/2024 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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