Spotlight | Angola, DRC
Trafigura and Mota-Engil all set to upgrade Lobito Corridor

Published on 15.12.2023 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 4 minutes

The exit from the port of Lobito, Angola. © Zute Lightfoot/Alamy

The consortium comprising Trafigura, Vecturis and Mota-Engil is hoping to take over the running of the Lobito Corridor railway by 15 January. A deal with the DRC will allow trains to run through to Kolwezi, but there is still a large question mark over the state of the rolling stock.

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Spotlight | Angola, DRC Trafigura and Mota-Engil all set to upgrade Lobito Corridor

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