Dangote Picks Kenya For East African Mega Refinery

A 700,000-bpd East African oil refinery proposed by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, will be built in Kenya, a senior company official said Tuesday, putting a lid on speculation over the location of the mega-project.

The massive refinery — similar to Dangote’s sprawling complex in Nigeria — will be based in Lamu, an island off the coast of Kenya, Edwin Devakumar, the vice president in…