Angola's Lobito Corridor Is Being Revived - but Who Stands to Gain?

Angola's Lobito Corridor Is Being Revived - but Who Stands to Gain?

Analysis - The Lobito Corridor is a massive infrastructure axis linking Angola's shore on the west of Africa to the mineral-rich interior. Built in the first three decades of the 1900s to export cheap commodities to colonial Portugal, it later fell into disrepair. Its main railway was rebuilt during Angola's post-war reconstruction. More recently it has attracted renewed and competing international interests.

Angola’s Lobito Corridor is being revived – but who stands to gain?

The Lobito Corridor is a massive infrastructure axis linking Angola’s shore on the west of Africa to the mineral-rich interior. Built in the first three decades of the 1900s to export cheap commodities to colonial Portugal, it later fell into disrepair. Its main railway was rebuilt during Angola’s post-war reconstruction. More recently it has attracted renewed and competing international interests. Daniel Tjarks has researched Angola’s political…

EU PUTS $130M BEHIND LOBITO CORRIDOR

🔷 EU PUTS $130M BEHIND LOBITO CORRIDOR The European Union has committed US$130 million to the Lobito Corridor project, a major regional infrastructure initiative expected to transform how Zambia and its neighbours move goods to international markets. The corridor links Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo to Angola’s Atlantic port of Lobito, offering an […] The post EU PUTS $130M BEHIND LOBITO CORRIDOR first appeared on The Zambian Obser…

Zambia : EU Commits $130 Million to Lobito Corridor Infrastructure

The European Union has committed US$130 million towards the Lobito Corridor project, a strategic regional infrastructure initiative expected to strengthen trade links between Zambia, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The funding is aimed at improving transport and logistics systems that support mineral exports and regional commerce. Officials say the Lobito Corridor is designed […]