Uganda signs deal with UAE investment firm over oil refinery

A crude oil refinery. Uganda has been seeking funds to have its oil refinery up and running in 2027.

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Uganda on Saturday signed an oil refinery agreement with UAE-based Alpha MBM Investments for a 60 percent stake in crude oil refinery in Kabaale, Hoima District, President Yoweri Museveni’s office said in a statement.

The country’s state-run Uganda National Oil Company will retain the remaining 40 percent stake in the 60,000-barrel-per-day refinery, according to the statement.