Last mentioned: Mar 17, 2026
Operational Launch
Scheduled start of urea production to meet domestic and regional demand.
Infrastructure Phase
Construction of the 108km pipeline and the $2.5B fertilizer complex.
Agreement Signed
Dangote and GCL Group formalize the $4.2B gas supply deal in Lagos.
Dangote Industries and China's GCL Group have signed a $4.2 billion, 25-year agreement to supply natural gas to a new $2.5 billion fertilizer plant in Ethiopia. The project aims to produce 3 million tonnes of urea annually by 2029, positioning Ethiopia as a regional agricultural powerhouse.
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| Recency clustering | Whether mentions are concentrated in a recent window (a news cycle) or distributed (a sustained arc). |
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