ANALYSISThe discussion regarding increasing rail competition between the U.S. and China in Africa is not new. Recent months have seen the unfolding of U.S.-led initiatives to finance and develop railway projects of great freight significance...Read more
ANALYSISA more cautious Chinese policy for rail infrastructure investments in Africa and a rebound interest in them by the US might see the two states racing each other to build rail links and secure the...Read more
Private operators interested in the operation, management, and maintenance of the Lobito Corridor have until 7 December 2021 to present their investment proposals. This African railway line stretches from Lobito to Luau and will be...Read more
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia have 34 per cent of the world’s cobalt reserves and over 10 per cent of global copper reserves. Soon, these raw materials will find a shorter route...Read more
A pilot phase testing a mixed freight and passenger service between Namibe Port and Lubango was completed by the Angolan government, in an attempt to revive all interrupted train services due to its long civil...Read more
The national Angolan railway company Caminho de Ferro de Benguela (CFB) started a new railway service between Luau, close to the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, to Lobito Port. It also has the...Read more
Rail freight services between the southern Angolan towns of Techamutete and Jamba restarted on the 10th of August, after being interrupted for over forty years due to the Angolan Civil War (1975-2002) and its impact...Read more