Uganda: Museveni Backs Dangote's Regional Refinery Plan

Uganda: Museveni Backs Dangote's Regional Refinery Plan

President Museveni has endorsed plans for a proposed East African regional refinery championed by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, saying the project aligns with Uganda's long-standing position against exporting raw materials without value addition.

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President Museveni (Right) with Nigerian industrialist and Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has endorsed a proposed multi-billion-dollar regional oil refinery initiative championed by Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote, while firmly reiterating that Uganda’s own 60,000 barrels-per-day refinery in Hoima will proceed as planned. The position emerged following high-level discussions between President Museveni a…

Museveni meets Dangote, pushes for Hoima oil refinery

President Museveni, Ministry of Energy officials after meeting Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote and a delegation from Kenya and Tanzania at State House Nakasero on Sunday. Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has endorsed a proposed multi-billion-dollar regional oil refinery initiative championed by Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote, while firmly reiterating that Uganda’s own 60,000 barrels-per-day refinery in Hoima w…

Museveni, Dangote discuss $15 billion regional oil refinery

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, right, speaks with Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote during a meeting at State Lodge Nakasero in Kampala, Uganda, Sunday, May 17, 2026. Museveni expressed Uganda’s support for a proposed $15 billion regional oil refinery project aimed at strengthening East Africa’s energy security and industrial cooperation. KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni expressed support Monday for a proposed re…

Museveni, Dangote Back Larger East African Refinery as Uganda Advances Hoima Refinery Ambitions

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has held discussions with Nigerian billionaire industrialist Aliko Dangote on plans for a larger regional oil refinery for East Africa, while reaffirming that Uganda’s own refinery project in Hoima will proceed as planned. In a statement shared on X (formerly Twitter) following a meeting in Uganda’s capital, Kampala on May 17, Museveni said Uganda had consistently opposed the export of raw materials without valu…

Museveni Backs Dangote’s $17 Billion Regional Oil Refinery Plan

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has thrown Uganda’s weight behind a proposed multi-billion-dollar regional oil refinery project championed by Nigerian billionaire industrialist Aliko Dangote, in a move expected to reshape East Africa’s energy landscape. During a high-level meeting held Saturday at State Lodge Nakasero, President Museveni said Uganda was prepared to support the establishment of a large regional refinery and even buy shares in th…