Building on the success of his mega-refinery in Lagos, Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote is in talks to construct a second one in collaboration with several East African countries. African leaders should learn from Dangote’s strategy of adding value to the continent’s natural resources and fostering cross-border cooperation.
WASHINGTON, DC—Africa’s richest person, the Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote, has built the world’s largest single-train oil refinery in Lekki, on the southern outskirts of Lagos. With a crude-processing capacity of 700,000 barrels per day, the facility has produced petroleum products such as diesel, petrol, and jet fuel for African and global markets since 2024.
WASHINGTON, DC—Africa’s richest person, the Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote, has built the world’s largest single-train oil refinery in Lekki, on the southern outskirts of Lagos. With a crude-processing capacity of 700,000 barrels per day, the facility has produced petroleum products such as diesel, petrol, and jet fuel for African and global markets since 2024.