The $5 billion infrastructure project is aimed at securing critical minerals supply chains on the African continent

Kolwezi has some of the world's largest copper and cobalt reserves and that makes it a key location at the heart of the U.S. and China's jostle for mineral supremacy on the African continent.

President Joe Biden has announced a bold $600 million investment to expand the Lobito Corridor railway project in Africa, marking a significant step in the United States' efforts to deepen ties with the continent.