East Africa’s refinery market is bigger than the map

DANGOTE-REFINERY

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni and Kenya's President William Ruto at the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Dangote  East African Oil Refinery in Lamu, on September 30, 2026.

By  MUNDIA MUCHIRI

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