The Lobito Corridor mega-project linking three African countries is shifting from blueprint to proving ground in the global race for critical minerals. Linking Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia, it was pitched as the West’s answer to China’s dominance in African mining. Backed by more than $2.7 billion in pledged investment, the corridor […]

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The chief executive of the Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR) project to link southern African mines to an Angolan export port says his priority is the business of the operation, not the geopolitical tussle over Africa’s minerals. LAR holds a 30-year concession to operate the Benguela railway, a key artery of the planned Lobito Corridor linking […]

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