Aliko Dangote's 17-billion dollar East African refinery advances as Ruto vows to build this year despite oil cartels
Billionaires Africa | 29.05.2026 19:21
Aliko Dangote's plan for a second giant refinery just got a public push from a head of state. Speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast in Nairobi on Thursday, Kenyan President William Ruto confirmed that construction of an East African oil refinery linked to Africa's richest man will begin this year. "We have agreed that this year we are going to have a refinery here," he said.
