Oil: Niger bets $1.9bn on Zimar, a Canadian group with no verifiable track record
The agreement for the construction of an oil refinery in the Dosso region of Niger was signed on 16 August Zimar’s CEO, Benjamin Day Marc, and Niger’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Bakary Yaou Sangaré.
An agreement was signed on 15 August for the Canadian group to officially begin construction of a refinery and petrochemical complex in Dosso, in the south-west of the country.© Niger Ministry of Foreign Affairs Published on August 20, 2026 at 13:00 pm (GMT +1) Two years after signing a memorandum of understanding, Niger and Zimar intend to see their partnership through.
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