Nigeria leads Africa in oil exports to the United States

Nigeria is leading Africa in oil exports to the United States (US), supplying $2.57 billion worth of crude between January and August 2025.

According to reports, the West African nation accounted for more than half of all African crude imported by the US during the eight months, shipping 33.23 million barrels out of a total 60.75 million barrels, or 55% of all African crude imports into the US this year.

Thami Ngubeni spoke to Senior International Trade Consultant and Author of Economic Diplomacy of the Diaspora, Collins Nweke.