Tanzania and Angola agree to connect rail corridors
Economy · First reported 30 Oct, 05:48 · Updated 13:30
Tanzania and Angola have agreed to link rail corridors serving ports on opposite coasts of Africa, according to Tanzania’s president. The proposed connection would join the Western-backed Lobito Corridor and China-backed TAZARA through Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Tanzania and Angola agreed to connect railways serving ports on Africa’s Atlantic and Indian Ocean coasts.
- The proposed route would link the Lobito Corridor and TAZARA through Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- The connection could give Zambia and Congo access to both oceans; Semafor says contractors were recently selected for sections of the Zambia-Lobito railway.
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- Countries agreeing
- Tanzania and Angola
- Corridors proposed for connection
- Lobito Corridor and TAZARA
- Countries along proposed connection
- Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Coasts linked
- Angola’s Atlantic coast and Tanzania’s Indian Ocean coast
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