The African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA) have asked African countries to end dollarisation of petroleum products.
They asked the African countries to build integrated infrastructure to guarantee energy security that is independent of developed countries to stabilise their economies.
President of the ARDA, Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, who made the call at the African Energy Week in Cape Town, South Africa, also called for a halt in the export of crude oil from Africa, insisting that the continent was far from meeting its energy security amid rising population.
He argued that by reducing reliance on foreign currencies for energy transactions, African countries could better stabilise their economies, reduce energy import costs, and foster long-term energy security.
