The Lobito Corridor, a railway infrastructure that connects Angola to the mineral zones of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia, in which the United States is an important partner in the renovation of the existing part and construction of an extension, is the major focus of Biden's trip to Angola.
The President of the USA, who is completing this Wednesday the last day of his State visit to Angola, where he arrived on Monday, was accompanied in Porto do Lobito by President João Lourenço and his counterparts from DRCongo, Félix Tshisekedi, from Zambia , Hakainde Hichelema, and the Vice President of Tanzania, Philip Mpango.
The American head of state observed the arrival of the train loaded with copper, which is destined for New Orleans, in the United States of America.
LAR is a consortium of companies that was awarded a concession that includes the integrated management of the Lobito Corridor railway line and the Lobito Port Mineral Terminal, for 30 years.
After the visit to the Port of Lobito, Joe Biden went on to visit the Carrinho business group, which has North American investment.
Also scheduled for this Wednesday is a summit of heads of state from the United States, Angola, DRCongo, Zambia and Tanzania on the Lobito Corridor, an infrastructure that has received significant investment from the United States and the European Union, and which will allow connecting the port of the Angolan city to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia.
This major infrastructure project is seen as an affirmation of Washington's ambitions towards China on the African continent.
Like Luanda, the province of Benguela also registers point tolerance, with a ban on road traffic on the main roads and restrictions on air movement, with street commerce being prohibited in all areas with restrictions on circulation and funerals scheduled in Catumbela cemeteries suspended. and Luhongo.
