Ethiopia has entered into a partnership with Nigeria’s Dangote Group to establish a $2.5 billion fertiliser plant, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced Thursday on X.
Ethiopia has entered into a partnership with Nigeria’s Dangote Group to establish a $2.5 billion fertiliser plant, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced Thursday on X.
The facility, to be built in Gode, southeastern Ethiopia, will have an annual production capacity of 3 million metric tons.
The project is part of billionaire Aliko Dangote’s broader push to reduce Africa’s heavy reliance on imported fertiliser and improve self-sufficiency in agricultural inputs.
The agreement was signed between state-owned Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH) and Dangote Group. Under the deal, Dangote will hold a 60% stake, while EIH retains a 40% stake.
In a statement posted on X, Dangote described the investment as reflecting a “shared vision to industrialise Africa and achieve food security across the continent.”
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