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Greenpeace Africa demands halt to $17bn Kenya coastal oil refinery

A mangrove forest near the resort town of Lamu, on Kenya's north coast.
A mangrove forest near the resort town of Lamu, on Kenya's north coast. AFP - TONY KARUMBA

Climate rights group Greenpeace Africa has called for a halt to a proposed oil refinery project by Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, in Kenya's coastal region, warning of the environmental risks.

The east African oil refinery, with a planned capacity of 700,000 barrels per day, was confirmed earlier this month to be located at Kenya's Lamu port, ending months of speculation that Tanzania could host the project.

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