EVELYNE MUSAMBI 肯尼亚内罗毕报道——尼日利亚亿万富翁实业家阿利科·丹格特（Aliko Dangote）于周二表示，美国投资者将参与一项计划中的价值160亿美元的东非炼油厂项目，同时他坚持该项目必须继续由非洲主导。
EVELYNE MUSAMBI NAIROBI, Kenya — Nigerian billionaire industrialist Aliko Dangote said on Tuesday that American investors would participate in a planned $16 billion East African oil refinery , while insisting that the project remain African-led.
丹格特在肯尼亚发表了上述讲话，此前一天，他将出席周三在沿海城市拉穆举行的炼油厂动工仪式。该设施预计每天可加工70万桶原油。
Dangote was speaking in Kenya ahead of Wednesday’s groundbreaking ceremony for the refinery in the coastal city of Lamu. The facility is expected to process 700,000 barrels of crude oil a day.
丹格特对记者表示，美国投资者“肯定会加入”，并指出美国对他的以往项目给予过支持。
American investors “will definitely come,” Dangote told journalists, pointing to U.S. backing for his previous projects.
他以德克萨斯州布朗斯维尔的一座拟建炼油厂为例——该项目与美国总统唐纳德·特朗普所称的3000亿美元能源协议相关——以此证明各方对石油行业的持续兴趣。这一数字涵盖的是长期供应和产品分销协议，而不仅仅是炼油厂的建设成本。
He cited a proposed refinery in Brownsville, Texas, tied to what U.S. President Donald Trump called a $300 billion energy deal, as evidence of continued interest in the oil industry. The figure covers a long-term supply and product-distribution arrangement rather than solely the refinery’s construction cost.
他说，有三个东非国家——肯尼亚以及另外两个他拒绝透露名称的国家——将共同收购拉穆炼油厂30%的股份。该项目预计将创造6万个就业岗位。
He said three East African countries — Kenya and two others he declined to identify — would acquire a combined 30% stake in the Lamu refinery, which is is expected to create 60,000 jobs.
该设施预计将加工来自乌干达和其他目前出口石油的非洲产油国的原油。肯尼亚目前不进行商业化石油生产，但计划于12月恢复在该国北部的勘探工作。
The facility is expected to process crude from Uganda and other African producers that currently export their oil. Kenya does not produce oil commercially but plans to resume exploration in the country’s north in December.
丹格特警告称，不能让非洲人失去对重大项目的控制权。他提到了其尼日利亚炼油厂的公开股份发行，并表示此举旨在让普通民众有机会拥有部分业务。
Dangote cautioned against allowing Africans to lose control of major projects. He cited the public offering of shares in his Nigerian refinery , which he said was intended to give ordinary people an opportunity to own part of the business.
拉穆项目的推进正值丹格特集团计划在2030年之前在整个非洲投资近500亿美元之际，该战略旨在让非洲人走在非洲大陆发展的前沿。
The Lamu project comes as Dangote Group plans to invest nearly $50 billion across Africa by 2030 under a strategy intended to put Africans at the forefront of the continent’s development.
丹格特表示，非洲需要外国资本，但他认为非洲人必须率先投资、开发非洲大陆的资源，并向国际合作伙伴展示这里存在的机遇。
Dangote said Africa needed foreign capital but argued that Africans must invest first, develop the continent’s resources and demonstrate the opportunities available to international partners.
他还呼吁更多地利用技术来提高生产效率，同时保护就业机会，他表示：“人工智能不会取代人类。”他强调非洲必须在国内加工更多的原材料，从而保留由此产生的就业机会和经济价值，尤其是考虑到年轻一代对非洲自然资源的需求日益增加。
He also called for greater use of technology to raise productivity while protecting employment, saying: “AI is not going to displace people.”He said Africa must process more of its raw materials domestically and retain the resulting jobs and economic value, particularly as younger generations demand greater benefits from the continent’s natural resources.
这家炼油厂已经面临一些当地障碍：本周，法院下令在居民提起的土地所有权诉讼尚未解决之前，必须维持该工厂的现状（即保持原有的运营状态）。
The refinery is already facing local obstacles. A court this week ordered that the “status quo” be maintained at the site pending resolution of a lawsuit filed by residents claiming ownership of the land.
丹戈特向投资者们表示，破土动工仪式仍会按计划举行，他的公司也“已经准备好”应对任何法律挑战。
Dangote told investors that the groundbreaking ceremony would proceed and that his company was “ready” to respond to legal challenges.