Guys, what are your thoughts on this? Should we be more outspoken about the fact that we’ve used developing countries to our own advantage, driven by greed?
Western energy companies are offloading substandard, highly polluting fuels onto African markets—fuels they wouldn't dare sell back home. According to Nigerian investigative journalist David Hundeyin, this isn’t just a case of cutting corners; it’s a calculated geopolitical strategy. He argues that Western powers view Africa as a dumping ground for the toxic byproducts of their industrial processes. Refined fuel sent to Africa often contains sulfur levels up to 200 timeshigher than the EU limit, simply because it’s cheaper to produce and easier to sell where regulations are weak or poorly enforced.
This isn’t just environmental injustice—it’s economic sabotage. Hundeyin believes there's a deliberate effort by the West to keep African nations from achieving industrial independence. By blocking efforts to refine their own oil and forcing them to import fuel, these countries are locked into a cycle of exporting raw resources while importing finished goods—losing both money and jobs in the process. He presented all the evidence from his investigation to prove that Africa is used as a dumping ground for western countries.