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East Africa Weighs a Dangote-Style Oil Refinery
East African states are considering a 650,000-barrel-a-day oil refinery proposed by Aliko Dangote, who now prefers Kenya's Mombasa over Tanga as the project's location. The initiative was first reported by The Rio Times.
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