Why Dangote Is Offering East Africa a Stake in His Next Refinery
Dangote's planned 700,000-barrel-a-day Lamu refinery in Kenya comes with an unusual offer: East African governments can own 30% of it....
August 30, 2026From Nigeria’s oil and Mozambique’s and Tanzania’s gas to South Africa’s grid crisis and the solar boom spreading across the continent, energy is where Africa’s growth and its great-power bargaining both play out. The Rio Times covers the oil and LNG deals, refineries, power projects and the transition finance reshaping how the continent fuels itself – with an eye on the capital flows and parallels linking Africa to Latin America’s own energy story. This hub collects our Africa energy coverage for investors and analysts.
Dangote's planned 700,000-barrel-a-day Lamu refinery in Kenya comes with an unusual offer: East African governments can own 30% of it....
August 30, 2026
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