A Kenyan High Court has lifted a restriction on the development of Dangote Group’s proposed $16 billion oil refinery in the Lamu archipelago. The court decision on October 14, 2026, followed the identification of a procedural error in the land parcel description provided by local petitioners, allowing the project to proceed while the legal dispute over land ownership and environmental concerns continues. The 700,000-barrel-per-day facility is targeted for commissioning in 2030. Meanwhile, Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals reported a net profit of $4.73 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2026.