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Machinery is lined up on the day of a ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a $16bn oil refinery, which is backed by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, who intends to replicate the success of his group’s 700,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Nigeria to meet growing demand for petroleum products across East Africa, in Lamu, Kenya. Image credit: Reuters/Monicah Mwangi

Construction & Engineering

Honeywell to help build Dangote’s new Kenyan mega-refinery

4 hours

A flame rises from a gas flare at the Dangote Industries oil refinery and fertiliser plant site in the Ibeju-Lekki district of Lagos, Nigeria. Image credit: Reuters/Sodiq Adelakun/File Photo

Coal, Oil & Gas

Nigeria’s Dangote hopes to strike gold in South Africa

Colleen Goko 6 Aug 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Deals and new partnerships lined up at Africa-France summit

Duncan Miriri 12 May 2026

Image credit: Reuters

Coal, Oil & Gas

Nationwide strike in Nigeria threatens oil supply after mass layoffs at Dangote refinery

Isaac Anyaogu 30 Sep 2025

Image credit: Dangote

Coal, Oil & Gas

Ex-Shell exec to lead Dangote's refinery amid expansion drive

4 Aug 2025

Branding

15th Annual Brand Africa 100 | Africa’s Best Brands: African optimism vs declining brand loyalty

27 May 2025

Could De Beers be the next Twitter?

Markets & Investment

Could De Beers be the next Twitter?

Savious-Parker Kwinika 21 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Banking

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon to visit Africa in growth push

David Lewis, Nupur Anand, Duncan Miriri 18 Sep 2024

Markets & Investment

FT Africa Summit 2024: Global leaders unite in London to drive Africa's sustainable growth and nnovation

19 Aug 2024

A view of the newly-commissioned Dangote Petroleum refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos. Source: Reuters/Temilade Adelaja

Coal, Oil & Gas

Dangote refinery starts production, eyes full quota by year end

Elisha Bala-Gbogbo 15 Jan 2024

Coal, Oil & Gas

Nigeria oil industry turns a corner, introduces new Nembe grade

Natalie Grover, Robert Harvey and Ahmad Ghaddar 8 Nov 2023

Coal, Oil & Gas

Dangote refinery will transform Nigeria into oil net exporter

Julia Payne and Libby George 3 Nov 2023

Dangote launches Africa's biggest oil refinery - 4 ways it will affect Nigeria

Coal, Oil & Gas

Dangote launches Africa's biggest oil refinery - 4 ways it will affect Nigeria

Nnaemeka Vincent Emodi 23 May 2023

Shortage of oil refineries haunts Africa as fuel prices rocket

Coal, Oil & Gas

Shortage of oil refineries haunts Africa as fuel prices rocket

Wendell Roelf, Julia Payne and Bate Felix 1 Jun 2022

Dangote to complete Nigerian oil refinery in Q4 - executive

Coal, Oil & Gas

Dangote to complete Nigerian oil refinery in Q4 - executive

Camillus Eboh 4 Apr 2022

Nigerian billionaire Dangote launches $2.5bn fertiliser plant as prices soar

Agribusiness

Nigerian billionaire Dangote launches $2.5bn fertiliser plant as prices soar

Seun Sanni 23 Mar 2022

Dangote expects Nigeria refinery to be operational in Q3, paper reports

Coal, Oil & Gas

Dangote expects Nigeria refinery to be operational in Q3, paper reports

MacDonald Dzirutwe 24 Jan 2022

Forbes Africa celebrates 10 years with NFT cover

Magazines

Forbes Africa celebrates 10 years with NFT cover

29 Sep 2021

Nigeria's Dangote in talks with traders for oil refinery loan

Coal, Oil & Gas

Nigeria's Dangote in talks with traders for oil refinery loan

Libby George, Julia Payne and Dmitry Zhdannikov 16 Sep 2021

A woman walks over pipelines crisscrossing Ogoniland in Rivers State, Nigeria 18 September, 2020. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde//File Photo

Mining

Factbox: Nigeria's oil overhaul faces last battles over fuel, northern drilling

15 Jul 2021

From apprentice to fashion icon: Ivory Coast's Pathe'O, 50 years on

Fashion & Homeware

From apprentice to fashion icon: Ivory Coast's Pathe'O, 50 years on

Loucoumane Coulibaly, Bate Felix and John Stonestreet 7 Jun 2021

Rising cement costs hamper Nigeria's building developers

Materials & Equipment

Rising cement costs hamper Nigeria's building developers

Angela Ukomadu and Seun Sanni 12 May 2021

Dangote Cement CEO announces retirement

Materials & Equipment

Dangote Cement CEO announces retirement

30 Dec 2019

Africa to influence growth trajectory of global Coca-Cola business

FMCG

Africa to influence growth trajectory of global Coca-Cola business

21 Nov 2019

Dangote, Togo partner to transform phosphate into fertiliser

Agriculture

Dangote, Togo partner to transform phosphate into fertiliser

12 Nov 2019

Recreating narratives about Africa's economic and cultural significance

Marketing

Recreating narratives about Africa's economic and cultural significance

8 Oct 2019

Dangote launches new campaign on CNN

Advertising

Dangote launches new campaign on CNN

28 Jun 2019

ESG

Dangote ranked 11th on 50 World's Greatest Leaders 2019 list

22 May 2019

#BizTrends2019: Africa - The optimist's view

Trends

#BizTrends2019: Africa - The optimist's view

Andrew Skipper 7 Jan 2019

New African magazine's list of 100 Most Influential Africans

Magazines

New African magazine's list of 100 Most Influential Africans

30 Nov 2018

Markets & Investment

Invest in skills and capabilities for Africa to grow

9 Nov 2018

Dangote Sinotruk Automobile expands to increase local input

Automotive

Dangote Sinotruk Automobile expands to increase local input

6 Nov 2018

Dangote urges deepening of African economy through free trade

Research

Dangote urges deepening of African economy through free trade

10 Oct 2018

Giokos on the roof at CNN London.

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: "Focus on your talents and ignore the noise"

Leigh Andrews 30 Aug 2018

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to chair new panel driving transformation of Africa's economies

Events & Conferencing

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to chair new panel driving transformation of Africa's economies

22 Jun 2018

Peace Hyde, Forbes Africa presenter.

TV

Africa's business leaders give advice on Forbes Africa show

20 Apr 2018

Dr Folake Olayinka

Public Health

Nigeria: Political will and investment in immunisation are critical elements for a healthy future

Dr Folake Olayinka 10 Apr 2018

ESG

Bill Gates to visit Nigeria

22 Mar 2018

Dangote's Unibadan Business School nearing completion

Higher Education

Dangote's Unibadan Business School nearing completion

24 Jan 2018

Closing the wealth gap in Africa

ESG

Closing the wealth gap in Africa

Kingsley Ighobor 9 Jan 2018

Alika Dangote featured on the Nasdaq billboard in New York.

Media

Bloomberg's 50 most influential in 2017 includes one African

7 Dec 2017

Tiger eyes Africa expansion

FMCG

Tiger eyes Africa expansion

29 Nov 2017

Contributing to a strong and vibrant media sector in Africa

Media

Contributing to a strong and vibrant media sector in Africa

Michael Bloomberg 14 Nov 2017

Paul Fokam and Gervais Djondo at AfroChampions Club launch.

Marketing

Africa's CEOs promote growth and development on the continent

23 Oct 2017

Dangote: Nigeria is learning how to produce the entire value chain

Agriculture

Dangote: Nigeria is learning how to produce the entire value chain

10 Oct 2017

PPC board keen to avoid delays

Materials & Equipment

PPC board keen to avoid delays

Mark Allix 5 Oct 2017

Social Media

Top African business leaders to follow on Twitter

22 Sep 2017

Dangote emphasises diversification of African economies, importance of agriculture

Agriculture

Dangote emphasises diversification of African economies, importance of agriculture

21 Sep 2017

Tristate Heart and Vascular Centre in Nigeria. Photo: Tristate Heart and Vascular Centre

Health & Social Welfare

Philanthropists join forces to fund Africa's cash-strapped health sector

Pavithra Rao 19 Sep 2017

Eric Isselee via

Agriculture

Measuring Africa's agricultural takeoff is set to make billionaires from ‘poor men's fields'

Boaz Blackie Keizire 18 Sep 2017