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    • AFC's President & CEO, Samaila Zubairu, engages with U.S. President Joe Biden, DRC President Félix Tshisekedi, Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema, and Angolan President João Lourenço in pivotal discussions on the transformative Zambia-Lobito Rail project
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Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)-led Zambia Lobito Rail Project receives boost from Biden visit to Angola

The project is led by the Lobito Corridor consortium, with AFC as the as lead developer, working in partnership with the US Government

Lobito rail project will break ground by early 2026, AFC CEO Zubairu says at Presidential forum AFC commits up to US$500m in financing for Zambia-Lobito greenfield rail AFC announces MOU with Kobold Metals as anchor client, guaranteeing at least 300,000 tons of copper and related freight per year AFC pledges…

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    • From left to right: Honourable Minister of Transport for Zambia, Mr. Frank Tayali MP, President & CEO of Africa Finance Corporation, Samaila Zubairu, and Honourable Minister of Transport for Angola, Mr. Ricardo Viegas d’Abreu, at the signing of the Zambia Lobito Rail Project concession agreements during the 79th UN General Assembly
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Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) Signs Concession Agreements with Governments of Angola and Zambia to advance Zambia Lobito Rail Project

The railway is expected to create economic benefit of approximately $3 billion across both countries, reduce emissions by approximately 300,000 tons per year and add over 1,250 jobs across construction and operations

In a significant milestone for the Zambia Lobito Rail Project, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, has signed concession agreements with the governments of Angola and Zambia for the financing, construction, ownership and operation of the transformational railway project. The agreements, which were signed yesterday…

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    • Africa Finance Corporation and Alstom Partnership Boosts Kinshasa Rail Project
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Africa Finance Corporation and Alstom Partnership Boosts Kinshasa Rail Project

The project will unfold in four phases, starting with the overhaul of a 25km stretch from Kinshasa's central station to N’Djili International Airport, completely upgrading the existing railway

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent's leading infrastructure solutions provider, together with Alstom, a pioneer in sustainable mobility, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to propel the development of the MetroKin rail project Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. This significant partnership was announced alongside the recent state visit…

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    • Africa Finance Corporation's State of Africa's Infrastructure Report 2024
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Energy-to-Transport Disparity Heralds Unprecedented Chance to Unlock Growth: Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) State of Africa’s Infrastructure Report

Study calls for urgent reassessment of outmoded pit-to-port models and uses new metrics to respond to full scale of continent’s infrastructure opportunity

Africa has an unprecedented opportunity to accelerate development by aligning its abundant renewable energy resources with solutions for its infrastructure deficiencies. This is a key conclusion from a new annual study on the State of Africa’s Infrastructure initiated by the Africa Finance Corporation (www.AfricaFC.org). The report highlights critical gaps in…

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    • Angola’s Road Network Set for Transformation as Africa Finance Corporation leads commercial funding for €381 million project
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Angola’s Road Network Set for Transformation as Africa Finance Corporation leads commercial funding for €381 million project

The project specifically targets improved accessibility in remote areas and supports industrial and commercial activity, advancing prosperity by reducing transport costs and travel times, and easing poverty through job creation

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, is leading commercial funding for a €381.5 million package to finance engineering, procurement and construction of 186 bridges and crucially needed enhancements to Angola’s road network. AFC, acting as mandated lead arranger for the commercial tranche, has committed to…

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    • Burundi and São Tomé & Príncipe as its newest member countries, expanding its community of sovereigns to 42 African nations
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São Tomé and Príncipe, and Burundi expand Africa Finance Corporation membership to three-quarters of the continent

Despite significant macroeconomic headwinds, AFC has doubled its membership in the last five years, strengthening its mandate to resolve regional challenges and catalyze private sector-led infrastructure development across Africa

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, announces Burundi and São Tomé & Príncipe as its newest member countries, expanding its community of sovereigns to 42 African nations. Despite significant macroeconomic headwinds, AFC has doubled its membership in the last five years, strengthening its mandate to…

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Africa Finance Corporation to lead United States (US)-backed development of the Lobito Corridor and Zambia-Lobito Rail Line

The expansion of the Lobito Corridor holds enormous promise for regional and international trade, fostering economic development and improved connectivity

 “This represents the most significant transport infrastructure that the US has helped develop on the African continent in a generation”- Helaina Matza, US State Department; AFC (www.AfricaFC.org) is appointed lead project developer, working with US, EU, Angola, DRC, Zambia, AfDB; Connected, open-access rail from the Atlantic to Indian Ocean envisaged under MOU.…

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Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) Invests in Mahathi Infra to Transform Petroleum Product Transportation in Uganda

AFC’s US$95.25 million investment will finance the construction of two self-propelled barges for operation on Lake Victoria, providing a more efficient and less carbon intensive alternative to traditional trucking

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (https://www.AfricaFC.org/), the leading infrastructure solutions provider on the continent, today announced its investment in Mahathi Infra Uganda Limited, one of East Africa’s largest oil and gas downstream players. AFC’s US$95.25 million investment will finance the construction of two self-propelled barges for operation on Lake Victoria, providing…

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Morocco partners with Africa Finance Corporation to advance critical financing for local institutions

The MOU strengthens the partnership after Morocco officially became a member of the AFC in 2021

Africa Finance Corporation (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Morocco’s Ministry of Economy and Finance to provide project development, structuring, and financing solutions for projects in key strategic sectors of renewable energy, transport, natural resources, heavy industries, and telecommunications. The MOU strengthens…

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    • Kinshasa’s mass transit system to be rebuilt by Africa Finance Corporation and Trans Connexion Congo
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Kinshasa’s mass transit system to be rebuilt by Africa Finance Corporation and Trans Connexion Congo

The development of this urban train is to be executed in four phases, with the first phase being a 25km rail connection from the central station of Kinshasa to the city’s N’Djili International Airport

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the leading infrastructure solutions provider on the continent, has entered into a joint development agreement with Trans Connexion Congo (TCC), to jointly develop a mass transit system covering a linear route of 300km of railroad in Kinshasa, Africa’s most populous city, in the Democratic Republic…