East African countries are discussing plans to build a joint oil refinery at Tanga port in Tanzania as part of a coordinated push to refine crude within the region rather than export it abroad. Speaking during the Kenya Mining Investment Conference and Expo in Nairobi on Tuesday, April 23, William Ruto, the president of Kenya, said Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and South Sudan have agreed to pursue a single large refinery together. “We have made the decision that we are going to do this together. We are going to harness the synergies of Kenya,
East African countries are discussing plans to build a joint oil refinery at Tanga port in Tanzania as part of a coordinated push to refine crude within the region rather than export it abroad. Speaking during the Kenya Mining Investment Conference and Expo in Nairobi on Tuesday, April 23, William Ruto, the president of Kenya, said Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and South Sudan have agreed to pursue a single large refinery together. “We have made the decision that we are going to do this together. We are going to harness the synergies of Kenya,