Nigeria the number one destination for Irish exports out to Africa

Photo: Bloomberg

Ellie Donnelly

The majority of Irish exports to Africa went to Nigeria in September this year.

An EU-Africa summit takes place in the Ivory Coast this week. The crisis at home means Taoiseach Leo Varadkar didn't go, but attendees included French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Boosting trade, security and investment were all on the agenda.