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Tanzania: U.S. Set to Extend African Railway Project Through Tanzania
VOA, 29 August 2024
The U.S. government says it is set to expand the Lobito Corridor - a railway project that runs from Angola to Zambia through the Democratic Republic of the Congo - all the way to… Read more »
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State Department, 21 August 2024
Acting Special Coordinator for the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGI) Helaina Matza will travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania from… Read more »
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Central Africa: Lobito Corridor - Hoping to Break China's Grip On African Ore
DW, 8 February 2024
Central Africa hopes to revive a trade route from colonial times. Europe and the US support the ambitious plans by DR Congo, Angola and Zambia to shore up green energy resources --… Read more »
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Africa: Africa's Critical Minerals Summit to Profile Continent's Investment Outlook
New Times, 13 May 2024
The Critical Minerals Africa (CMA) slated for November this year is expected to showcase investment opportunities within Africa's critical minerals and rare earth elements market. Read more »
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State Department, 26 October 2023
Today the African Development Bank and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) join the United States and the European Union in support of Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and… Read more »
U.S. to Extend Africa Railway Project Lobito Corridor to Tanzania
The U.S. government is ready to develop a crucial railway project that runs from Angola to the Indian Ocean - going through Tanzania. When completed, the railway - known as the Lobito Corridor - will connect several African countries to global markets, and "enhance regional trade and economic growth".
The most recent trip to the region by U.S. acting Special Coordinator for Partnership on Global Infrastructure and Investment, Helaina Matza, was intended to examine the next steps towards extending the economic corridor to the Indian Ocean
"As President [Joe] Biden has said from day one of the launch of this flagship effort, this corridor has never just been about building infrastructure. It's about offering high-quality, sustainable infrastructure projects that deliver lasting economic growth," Matza said.
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Zambia is a country dependent on oil imports from the Middle East and Europe via the port in Dar es Salaam in neighbouring Tanzania. Distributing fuel to all corners of the country ... Read more »
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The White House meeting between President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço of Angola "marks a profound transformation in our ... Read more »
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U.S.Secretary of State Antony Blinken concluded his four-nation Africa tour in Angola on January 26 with a focus on the Lobito Corridor, where he said the Biden-Harris ... Read more »
The Lobito corridor, which connects the Angolan coastline to rich agricultural production zones & the DR Congo and Zambia, is critical to unleashing a diversified economy for Angola and its neighbors, according to the World Bank.
