The Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lagos has achieved its full nameplate capacity of 650,000 barrels per day, ending Nigeria's three-decade reliance on imported refined petroleum products. The $20 billion facility — the world's largest single-train refinery — began exporting diesel to Senegal, Ghana, and Cameroon this week.

Ethiopia has crossed the $2 billion mark in coffee export revenues for the first time in the country's history, driven by a record harvest year and unprecedented global demand for premium Ethiopian Arabica varieties. Yirgacheffe Grade 1 fetched $9.80 per pound on the London commodities exchange — a 140% premium over standard Arabica.

Nigerian fintech giant Flutterwave has disclosed that it processed over $1 billion in payment transactions in a single calendar month for the first time — a milestone that has intensified speculation about an imminent New York Stock Exchange IPO. Investment bankers value the company between $7.5 billion and $9 billion.