A non-profit organization called Dialogue Earth has been accused of trying to launch a smear campaign against the Dangote Refinery in Nigeria, which is the largest refinery in Africa, producing 650,000 barrels of oil per day. The NGO allegedly reached out to a Nigerian journalist named David Hundeyin, offering him $500 to write an article that would raise doubts about the refinery's impact on Nigeria's climate goals. According to Hundeyin, this article was nothing more than an attempt by a Western organization to use an African voice to support energy poverty on the continent.

The African Energy Chamber (AEC), which advocates for the African energy sector, has condemned Dialogue Earth’s tactics. They accuse the NGO of trying to manipulate Africans into harming their own oil and gas industry. The AEC argues that projects like the Dangote Refinery are crucial for Africa's development. This refinery, Nigeria’s first large-scale refinery, is expected to bring significant changes to...