Groupe Dangote

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Nigerian industrial conglomerate (cement, refining, fertiliser). Launched a 700,000-bpd refinery in Lamu on 30 September 2026 (about US$16bn) and offered 10% to the Kenyan State. Strategic investor profile: excluded from matching.

At a glance

Based on observed investment behaviour: 1 recorded deal

Investor type: Strategic or industrial group (inferred, not verified)
Capital type: Strategic investor (inferred from profile)
Observed ticket: Data unavailable
Countries: Kenya (1)
Activities: Oil and gas (upstream and gas infrastructure) (1)
Instruments: Equity (1)
Stages: Growth (1)
Recent activity: 1 deal in 12 months, latest Sept 2026

Stated thesis versus observed behaviour

Fewer than three recorded deals: insufficient evidence to compare thesis and behaviour.

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Investment thesis

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Investment ticket: n/a
Instruments: Equity
Preferred sectors: Energy, Manufacturing
Target geographies: West Africa, East Africa
Stages (stated by the fund and from its deals): Growth
Website: https://dangote.com

Deals in progress

Raffinerie de Lamu (East Africa Oil Refinery)

September 2026 · Kenya

Letter of intentGrowth16,000 M$EquityEnergyLead

Construction launched on 30 September 2026 with President Ruto; financing plan not published, State stakes at offer stage, crude supply not secured.

Activity : Oil and gas (upstream and gas infrastructure)

Instrument : 700,000-bpd refinery and petrochemical complex, about US$16bn; 10% offered to the Kenyan State (about US$500m), 30% in total to Kenya, Ethiopia and Rwanda; Nairobi listing announced

Refining for Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi and DRC.

Why they invested

Fuel import substitution

Source : afreximbank.africa-newsroom.comN1 · Primary source · Other sources : Billionaires.Africa, Financial Afrik

In short

Groupe Dangote invests across the following sectors: Energy and Manufacturing, in the following areas: West Africa and East Africa. Check in 30 seconds whether your company fits these criteria.

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