Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi
Africa correspondent for The Economist. Reports on business, politics, and economic development across the continent, including Nigeria’s industrial and energy sectors.
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Mar 17, 2026 • 21min
Barrel vault: a Nigerian refining giant rises
Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, Africa correspondent who covered Aliko Dangote and the new Nigerian refinery. Aryn Braun, West Coast correspondent who reports on the Iranian diaspora in California. They discuss Dangote’s massive refinery and its impact on Nigeria and regional energy. They explore Los Angeles’ large Iranian community and its shifting views amid conflict. Other topics include links between serious illness and later offending.
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Mar 17, 2026 • 21min
Barrel vault: a Nigerian refining giant rises
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest industrialist, joins Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, an Africa correspondent, and Aryn Braun, a West Coast correspondent. They dig into Nigeria’s vast new refinery, its promise and monopoly risks, and what it means for African industry. Then they visit Los Angeles’s Iranian diaspora, where politics, identity and war fatigue collide. Finally, they explore research linking cancer diagnoses to crime.
