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Official newsletter of the Lobito Corridor IPA presenting news, views, and announcements impacting the Lobito Corridor.

Welcome to Thoughts on the Corridor, the official newsletter of the Lobito Corridor Investment Promotion Authority and section of the Emerging Real Estate Digest—your insider's guide to investing and doing business on the African continent. Stay informed about the Lobito Corridor with our "Thoughts on the Corridor" section, and keep up with general business trends across Africa through "Africa Vantage."

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Lobito Corridor News

📰 HARVARD: Refining the Lobito Corridor: The Future of Cobalt in Sub-Saharan Africa

In this report by the Harvard International Review, the Lobito Corridor’s cobalt export and processing potential is discussed generally. The Lobito Corridor IPA was happy to be able to supply important information on the Lobito Corridor to Harvard for this valuable analysis… Read More

📰 Lobito Corridor Begins Exporting Copper from the DRC to the US

The first shipment of copper destined for the US (Baltimore) left the Port of Lobito the week of August 22. Asia (e.g., Vietnam and China) and Europe have already received copper shipments from the port in Angola. The Cathodes arrived in Lobito six days after being dispatched demonstrating the time-efficient nature of the Corridor… Read More

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📰 The US-Backed Railway Sparking a Battle for African Copper

The core goal of the Lobito Corridor is to create the quickest, most efficient route for exporting critical minerals from the central African copper belt and on to the US and Europe. Two years ago, a consortium of European companies — Swiss trader Trafigura, the Portuguese construction group Mota-Engil and the Belgian railway specialist Vecturis — won a 30-year concession for the Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR) to manage the transport of minerals across 1,300km of rail tracks inside Angola. It is also upgrading and operating the mineral port… Read More

📸 Lobito Corridor Offers Fastest Export Transport Times

📖 Economist Says Luanda To Be Megacity by 2035

Luanda will join the current megacities (i.e., 10 million residents+) of Cairo, Kinshasa, Lagos, and Johannesburg. Lusaka will join the list of “Africa’s largest cities” in 2035 according to the analysis.

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