East Africa oil refinery race heats up as Tanzania faces Kenya

Dar es Salaam. The race to host what could become East Africa’s largest oil refinery is intensifying, with analysts warning that Tanzania must move quickly or risk losing the multibillion-dollar project to Kenya.

The proposed refinery, linked to discussions involving Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote and Kenyan President William Ruto, has emerged as a major regional economic and geopolitical contest.