Kenya, Tanzania and neighbours discuss joint refinery as Dangote offers to build it
Dangote Group chairman and CEO Aliko Dangote (left), Uganda President Yoweri Museveni (centre) and Kenya President William Ruto take part in a presidential panel at the Africa We Build Summit at the JW Marriott Hotel in Nairobi on April 23, 2026.
East African countries are discussing plans for a joint oil refinery at Tanzania's port of Tanga modelled on Nigeria's Dangote plant, Kenyan President William Ruto said on Thursday.
East Africa currently imports all of its refined petroleum products, mainly from the Middle East, leaving the region vulnerable to supply disruptions and price spikes as seen in the fallout of the Iran conflict.
