The death of OPEC Secretary-General Muhammad Barkindo

OPEC Secretary General Muhammad Barkindo passed away at the age of 63.

Barkindo died while he was in his native Nigeria, according to Bloomberg News, citing officials.

Barkindo was in the final weeks of his six-year tenure as OPEC's top diplomat, during which he headed its general secretariat in Vienna.

Barkindo had returned to Abuja in preparation for a post in OPEC.

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