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Could the US takeover of Venezuela’s oil upset Africa’s crude exports?

Oil rig. Photo by WORKSITE Ltd. @ Unsplash
Oil rig. Photo by WORKSITE Ltd. @ Unsplash

Trump’s control of Venezuelan oil could displace African supplies in U.S. markets, threatening billions in export revenue and forcing new trade strategies.

Africa’s oil exporters face an unexpected geopolitical shock as the United States moves to control and market Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, a development that could redraw global energy supply chains and weaken Africa’s foothold in the U.S. crude market.

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