...It would be interesting to know specifically how Trafigura “supports” the work of ARA while being a “Silver Sponsor” of that very association whose activities are not limited to fuel standards. We are not aware of any contribution by Trafigura to the issue of fuel quality in Africa. Through our research, we are very well aware of Trafigura’s contribution to air pollution across the continent. Regarding the elimination of lead, Trafigura, sadly, fails to mention that they are currently using a lead replacement for their African fuels which is based on the heavy metal manganese, a neurotoxin. The use of this additive is highly controversial and therefore banned in several regions of the world, however, not in Africa. This example underlines that there are serious topics that Trafigura needs to address urgently. While we are asking Trafigura to move immediately by only delivering and selling European quality fuels to Africa, we are hopeful that the public attention on the issue of health effects of bad quality fuels will contribute to achieving a more ambitious roadmap. The UNEP Ministerial meeting to be held in Nigeria in November 2016 is an important opportunity for West African countries to require imports in their countries to be of European quality...