Category: Transport and Logistics

Lobito Corridor Opens Multi-Billion-Dollar Opportunities for Zambian Businesses in Logistics, Mining and Agriculture The Lobito Corridor is emerging as one of the most significant infrastructure developments in Southern Africa, with the potential to reshape Zambia’s trade routes, unlock new export markets and create business opportunities across multiple sectors of the economy. The project, which aims to connect Zambia to Angola’s Port of Lobito on the Atlantic Ocean through an integrated rail and road network, is

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Tanzania and Angola Advance Rail Partnership to Connect East and West African Trade and Mining Corridors Tanzania and Angola have agreed to strengthen cooperation on a landmark rail connectivity initiative that aims to link the Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean coasts, creating a strategic transport corridor for trade, mining exports and regional economic integration. The agreement focuses on connecting Tanzania’s Central Corridor and the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) network with Angola’s Lobito Corridor, establishing a

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AFC Selects Preferred Contractors for Zambia Lobito Railway, Paving the Way for Major Regional Trade and Mining Corridor Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has taken a significant step toward advancing the Zambia Lobito Railway Project by announcing the preferred Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractors for the transformative cross-border rail development linking Zambia to Angola’s Atlantic coast. The announcement follows a competitive international tender process for the 830-kilometre greenfield railway project, which is expected to strengthen

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Angola Identifies US$12 Billion in Investment Opportunities Along Lobito Corridor Angola has highlighted the Lobito Corridor as a strategic platform for regional integration, agricultural development and industrialisation, with the government identifying investment opportunities worth more than US$12 billion across 10 economic sectors. Ivan dos Santos, Angola’s Secretary of State for Public Investment, outlined the corridor’s potential during the Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum in Rome, Italy, organised by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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USTDA Funds US$3 Million Power Study for Zambia-DRC Lobito Corridor The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has signed an agreement with Anzana Electric Group to fund a feasibility study aimed at improving electricity supply across Zambia’s North-Western Province and the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Lualaba Province. The study will assess opportunities to expand hydropower generation, rehabilitate existing power assets and upgrade electricity distribution networks serving copper and cobalt mining operations along the Lobito

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Boko, Lourenço Call for Stronger Botswana-Angola Trade Connectivity Botswana and Angola are seeking to strengthen trade and transport links between the two countries, with Presidents Duma Boko and João Lourenço highlighting the need to address existing constraints on the movement of goods. The issue was raised during President Boko’s three-day state visit to Angola in September, where the two countries discussed measures to deepen economic and commercial cooperation. Lourenço said the potential for stronger bilateral

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Lobito Atlantic Railway targets 800,000 tonnes of cargo in 2027 after US$300 million investment Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR) is targeting a doubling of international cargo volumes to about 800,000 tonnes in 2027 as new investment strengthens the rail infrastructure connecting Angola with the mineral-producing regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The railway operator expects to move about 400,000 tonnes of international cargo in 2026, with volumes projected to rise to roughly 800,000 tonnes

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