Biden visits Angola to keep railway project and American interests on track
US President Joe Biden arrived in Angola on Monday, delivering on a promise to make an official trip to Africa before leaving office. The journey, likely his last one overseas as president, centres on an ambitious railway project aimed at challenging China's grip on central Africa's mineral exports.
Most Angolans and US-Africa watchers believe a Trump White House will keep the Lobito Corridor project in place.
The centrepiece of the visit is the Lobito Atlantic Railway, a 1,300-kilometre rail line linking the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to Angola's Atlantic coast. The corridor promises a faster, ...
In late August, a container vessel sailed out of Angola’s Port of Lobito carrying railway operator Lobito Atlantic Railway’s first shipment of copper from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC ...
The Lobito Atlantic Railway runs from Lobito in Angola to Kolwezi, 1000 miles away in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). However there are proposals to extend the link into Zambia.
When President Biden visits Angola on Monday, he will promote a rail project meant to show America’s commitment to the ...
The Lobito Corridor, a railway project linking Angola, the DRC, and Zambia, is becoming a key part of US engagement in Africa ...
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