Dangote Industries has announced a $3 billion agreement with the Ethiopian government to establish a large-scale fertilizer manufacturing plant in the city of Gode, situated in Ethiopia’s Somali Region.
The project aims to enhance Ethiopia’s agricultural self-reliance by producing urea and nitrogen-based fertilizers locally. Ethiopia currently relies heavily on fertilizer imports from countries such as Morocco and Russia, a dependency that has contributed to supply vulnerabilities in recent years.
The planned facility is expected to serve not only Ethiopian farmers but also the wider East African market, aligning with broader goals of regional economic integration.
Gode, located along the Ethiopia-Djibouti corridor, has been identified as a strategic site for the plant, in line with Ethiopia’s Homegrown Economic Reform II (HGER II) and the industrialization vision advanced by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s administration.
This development follows Dangote Group’s previous investments in Ethiopia’s cement industry and marks a significant expansion of the company’s footprint in the East African agricultural sector.
The project is anticipated to contribute to food security efforts and job creation in the region.
