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US and EU join forces on rail corridor in play for African minerals

By Julian Pecquet, in Washington

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Posted on September 14, 2023 14:37

© Locomotive D-133 arrives at the railway station in Benguela, Angola. Opened in 1902, the Caminho de Ferro de Benguela originally ran to Lubumbashi in the Belgian Congo but currently only operates from Lobito. (WikimediaCommons/CC/David Stanley) — Locomotive D-133 arrives at the railway station in Benguela, Angola. Opened in 1902, the Caminho de Ferro de Benguela originally ran to Lubumbashi in the Belgian Congo but currently only operates from Lobito. (WikimediaCommons/CC/David Stanley)

Western investments in rail links between Angola, DRC and Zambia aim to secure greater access to the raw materials powering the green energy revolution.

The US and the European Union are making their largest investment in Africa in a generation as they scramble for a bigger piece of the continent’s massive mineral wealth.

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