'Why didn't you tell me about my own refinery?' Samia confronts Ruto

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has publicly rebuked President William Ruto in Dar es Salaam over his announcement of a major oil refinery in Tanzania...

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Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan publicly questioned Kenyan President William Ruto about his announcement of a new oil refinery in Tanga, Tanzania, without her prior knowledge.

The proposed refinery in Tanga was announced at the Africa We Build Summit 2026 in Nairobi on April 23.
Key individuals involved include President William Ruto, President Samia Suluhu Hassan, and Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote.
The project, supported by Dangote, would be a 650,000-barrel-per-day refinery aimed at processing crude for the wider East African region.

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