LUANDA (Reuters) - The United States remains committed to funding the Lobito rail corridor, a project to help transport critical minerals from the central African copperbelt to the West, despite ...

Biden used the third and final day of a visit to Angola — his long-awaited first trip to sub-Saharan Africa as president — to travel to the coastal city of Lobito and tour an Atlantic port terminal ...

The cost estimate for the US-backed rail project is significantly higher than previous ones for the 800-kilometer project.

President Joe Biden, known for his long-standing affection for trains, used the final day of his visit to Angola to spotlight the region's U.S.-backed rail project. The project––which has received ...

Between infrastructure ambition and regional integration: the Lobito Corridor at the heart of Europe–Africa cooperation.

The project aims to advance the U.S. presence in a region rich in cobalt, copper and other critical minerals used in batteries for electric vehicles, electronic devices and clean energy technologies.

President Joe Biden meets with Angola's President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco at the White House in Washington, Nov. 30, 2023.[File,VOA] When U.S. President Joe Biden visits Angola on Wednesday, he ...

Despite US funding uncertainty, officials say the strategic rail and road project from DRC to Angola’s Atlantic coast will forge ahead. Angola insists its flagship Lobito Corridor project will move ...

LUANDA, Angola — Even in the waning days of his presidency and thousands of miles from home, U.S. President Joe Biden is finding ways to celebrate trains. Biden used the third and final day of his ...

LOBITO, Angola — President Joe Biden pledged another $600 million Wednesday for an ambitious multi-country rail project in Africa as one of the final foreign policy moves of his administration, and ...