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Originally published by The Standard BusinessMay 11, 2026
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Dangote favours Mombasa over Tanzania's Tanga for Sh2tr oil refinery

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote says he is looking at Kenya as the location for a 650,000-barrel-a-day oil refinery he intends to build in East Africa..
✨ Key Highlights
Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, is considering Mombasa as the preferred location for his new Sh2 trillion oil refinery, opting against Tanga in Tanzania.
- The proposed refinery would have a capacity of 650,000 barrels a day.
- The key figure is Aliko Dangote, the Nigerian billionaire and Africa's richest man.
- Dangote cited Mombasa's port as being "much larger and deeper" than Tanga's, according to an interview with the Financial Times.
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