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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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United States, Zambia, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) Host Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGI) Forum to Strengthen Investment in Lobito Corridor

The corridor will integrate the African continent and enhance connections with global markets

His Excellency Hakainde Hichilema, President of the Republic of Zambia, Amos Hochstein, Senior Advisor to President Biden, and Samaila Zubairu, President and CEO of the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org) convened the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGI) Lobito Corridor Private Sector Investor Forum in Lusaka today. This is the…

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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.…