Museveni backs Dangote’s proposed $17bn East Africa oil refinery

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote in Kampala on May 17, 2026. 

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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has expressed support for the construction of a proposed 17-billion-US-dollar regional oil refinery to boost industrialisation and energy security in East Africa.

According to a statement issued by the State House on Sunday, Museveni made the remarks during a meeting with visiting Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote, who proposed the project.