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Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)

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