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Angola
Finance woes stall Soyo refinery project

At the Sonangol refinery in Luanda, Angola, 22 October 2020. — At the Sonangol refinery in Luanda, Angola, 22 October 2020. © Osvaldo Silva/AFP

Quanten Consortium is in charge of building the plant, but it has been unable to secure the necessary funds, making the project increasingly uncertain. [...]

Published on 28/01/2025 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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