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Lobito Corridor: Africa's mega-project facing delivery test

Lobito Corridor: Africa's mega-project facing delivery test

The Lobito Corridor mega-project linking three African countries is shifting from blueprint to proving ground in the global race for critical minerals. Linking Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia, it was pitched as the West's answer to China's dominance in African mining. Backed

Africa's Lobito Corridor chief tells AFP business, not geopolitics, drives strategy

Africa's Lobito Corridor chief tells AFP business, not geopolitics, drives strategy

The chief executive of the Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR) project to link southern African mines to an Angolan export port says his priority is the business of the operation, not the geopolitical tussle over Africa's minerals. LAR holds a 30-year concession to operate the Benguela railway, a

South Africa disinvited from G7 in France

South Africa disinvited from G7 in France

South Africa said Thursday it has been excluded from the G7 summit in France in June, after initially being invited, with Pretoria initially blaming US pressure on Paris before backtracking. The spokesperson for the South African presidency told AFP that President Cyril Ramaphosa was no longer invited to the summit