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20 stories on the Corporate Africa desk in the last 30 days (20 this week). Latest: Dangote’s 700,000bpd Kenya Refinery to generate 1,000mw for operations. Updated 1 October 2026.

Latest raise: Africa’s wealthiest billionaire expands energy empire with $16bn Kenya refinery as “enormous” demand hits his $1.6bn IPO →

• Dangote’s 700,000bpd Kenya Refinery to generate 1,000mw for operations ↗

  1 October 2026

• Africa’s richest man picks US firm Honeywell for $300 million Kenya refinery deal ↗

  30 September 2026

• Dangote breaks ground on $16bn East African oil refinery in Kenya ↗

  30 September 2026

• Dangote reacts to court order stopping Kenyan refinery construction, says “we don’t care” ↗

  29 September 2026

• Africa’s wealthiest billionaire expands energy empire with $16bn Kenya refinery as “enormous” demand hits his $1.6bn IPO ↗

  29 September 2026 · raise card

• NGX chairman urges East African investors to back Dangote’s expansion ↗

  29 September 2026

• TCS Sovereign Cloud Goes Live In Nairobi ↗

  28 September 2026

• Meet Samaila Zubairu, the former Dangote executive and AFC boss who helped connect Kenya with Africa’s wealthiest man for a $17bn refinery ↗

  30 September 2026 · raise card

• First cargo of 2,930 tonnes of machinery arrives Kenyan port as Dangote begins work on East Africa’s largest refinery ↗

  26 September 2026

• Lamu residents protest ahead of Dangote refinery groundbreaking in Kenya ↗

  29 September 2026

• Carrefour Kenya, KCB Bank Kenya and Mastercard Launch Prepaid card for Smarter Grocery Budgeting ↗

  30 July 2026

• Kenya’s second-largest supermarket puts up to 57.5% on sale after rivals collapsed and foreign chains exited ↗

  24 September 2026

• Standard Bank sets aside $1.3 billion for regional acquisitions as South African banks battle for East Africa ↗

  23 September 2026

• Kenya’s second-largest supermarket chain, Quickmart, plans listing on Nairobi stock exchange ↗

  23 September 2026 · raise card

• 👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Paid-up or priced out ↗

  23 September 2026

• Dangote signs $450 million deal with Engineers India to build Kenya refinery ↗

  22 September 2026

• Safaricom hits 1 million home internet users. Now comes the hard part ↗

  22 September 2026

• Yango Eyes Kenya Ride-Hailing Market With SME Fleet Model ↗

  21 September 2026

• Jumia is cutting 200 jobs as AI takes over more of its business ↗

  15 May 2026

• 👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Jumia plans job cuts ↗

  15 May 2026