Dangote Industries Limited has announced plans to build a new 700,000-barrel-per-day oil refinery in Kenya, significantly expanding its refining capacity across Africa.

• The Ksh2.5 trillion refinery will boost Dangote Group's total refining capacity to 2.1 million barrels per day.
• The announcement was made by Devakumar Edwin, Group Vice President for Oil and Gas at Dangote Industries, during a visit by a Congolese delegation.
• The project, with construction slated for 2026, aims to reduce East Africa's reliance on imported refined fuel and may be located in Mombasa or Lamu.