In a Strategic Meeting with Angolan President, Lourenço, Dangote Wraps up New Refinery Deal
Moves to invest in cement factories, oil blocks acquisition in Angola Lourenço invites Dangote to invest in agriculture, others
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Buoyed by the global impact of his 650,000 barrels per day refinery and
petrochemical plant, Africa’s richest man and President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has held talks with Angolan President João
Lourenço to wrap up a deal for the construction of a new refinery in the Southern African country, THISDAY has learnt.
Located at the Lekki Free Trade Zone in Lagos State, the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Plant, the world's largest single-train
refinery, has become a game changer in Africa since it started operations. With the increasing reliance
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