Rwanda targets stake in Dangote refinery project
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Taarifa
Jean-Guy Afrika, director general of the Rwanda Development Board, visited Dangote’s refinery in Lagos with Aliko Dangote and Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The meeting highlights Rwanda’s ambition to acquire a stake in the refinery project in Kenya, according to Taarifa.
Rwanda is seeking to acquire an equity stake in Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote’s oil refinery project in Kenya, according to the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), the Rwandan agency responsible for promoting investment. This ambition was brought back into focus after its director general, Jean-Guy Afrika, visited Dangote’s refinery in Lagos.
On Thursday, Jean-Guy Afrika took part in a meeting with Aliko Dangote, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and members of the Forum of Young Global Leaders, an international network of young leaders. Organised by the Aliko Dangote Foundation and the forum as part of the 2026 Lagos-New York study tour, the meeting focused on financing and delivering major projects in Africa.
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