What is Lobito railway project? Biden's counter to China's Belt and Roads initiative. Will Trump support it?
The Lobito Corridor, a railway project linking Angola, the DRC, and Zambia, is becoming a key part of US engagement in Africa ...
Biden finally heads to Africa in an attempt to counter China
President Biden is making his long-awaited visit to sub-Saharan Africa to showcase a U.S.-backed railway project across three ...
CNN29d
A rejuvenated railway could change how minerals move in Africa – and globally
China has also invested heavily in the DRC ... The US is providing hundreds of millions of dollars of financing for the Lobito Corridor, a flagship of the PGI, which is built on the bones of ...
Wall Street Journal7mon
The $1.7 Billion Railway That Could Challenge China’s Influence in Africa
Breaking Ground digs into megaprojects around the world, uncovering what these developments might mean for the surrounding region and the ultimate costs.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung4mon
1,300 kilometers of railroad vs. China: The West tries to push back Beijing's influence in Africa with a $2.3 billion infrastructure project
Western investment pales in comparison to the billions invested by China. The Lobito corridor is supposed to change this. The U.S. calls it «the most significant transport infrastructure that ...