Rwanda backs Dangote’s proposed $17bn Lamu refinery amid regional competition

Dangote Petroleum refinery 

The Dangote Petroleum refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria. Kenya is pitching the Lamu Dangote oil refinery as a future petroleum hub to peers.

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As Kenya prepares to host Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote this September for the launch of works on the proposed refinery site in Lamu, its pitch has already received a welcome nod from Rwanda.

This week, President Paul Kagame said his country has had preliminary discussions with Aliko Dangote to have a stake in the planned refinery in Lamu.