Tanzania and Congo Bet on One Rail Route to Move Their Minerals
The Central Corridor is the rail and road route from Dar es Salaam to the Congolese copper belt. Both governments...
August 20, 2026Topic
Lobito Corridor
Angola and the US Deepen Naval Ties at the Rabat Maritime Summit
Angola US defence cooperation advanced in Rabat, where the two navy commanders met on 21 July to discuss modernisation and...
August 7, 2026
Congo Approves a US$1.26 Billion Railway for the Lobito Corridor
The Lobito Corridor railway wins a draft US$1.26 billion Congolese convention with Mota-Engil to rebuild 1,004.5 km of track toward...
August 4, 2026
Angola Launches Studies for West-East Highway Megaproject
Angola signed a US$21 million deal for feasibility studies of a 1,300-km West-East highway linking Lobito port toward the DRC...
July 30, 2026
Russia-Africa Information Warfare Exposed in Angola Spy Trial
A Luanda court convicted Igor Ratchin (11 years) and Lev Lakshtanov (8 years) for espionage, exposing a Russia-Africa information warfare...
July 27, 2026
Congo Praises US Partnership as Critical Minerals Race Intensifies
The DRC signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement with Washington in December 2025, offering priority access to over 70% of global...
July 17, 2026
Ghana, Namibia and DR Congo Push to Refine Africa’s Minerals
Africa is shifting from pit-to-port extraction to local processing and refining. Ghana, Namibia and the DRC are at the centre...
July 16, 2026
US–China Race for Africa’s Minerals Heats Up in Namibia and Niger
The US–China race for Africa’s minerals intensifies as Washington pursues offtake deals in Namibia and uranium-rich Niger becomes a geopolitical...
July 15, 2026
DRC Tightens Grip on Cobalt and Copper Exports Amid Great-Power Rivalry
The DRC replaced its cobalt export ban with strict quotas of 96,600 tons annually from 2026, aiming to force China...
July 15, 2026