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DR Congo

Every Lobito-relevant project, actor, and dispatch with material exposure to DR Congo.

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Projects

Tracked in DR Congo

Prequalification

DRC rail rehabilitation (Tenke–Kolwezi–Dilolo)

Rehabilitation of the Congolese corridor segment, estimated at $400–410m, with an international tender announced for April 2026.

$405.0M

Operational

Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex

The corridor's anchor freight origin near Kolwezi — first contracted rail customer with 120,000–240,000 t/yr reserved capacity.

Operational

Lobito Atlantic Railway concession

30-year concession operating and modernising the 1,300 km Lobito–Luau railway and the Lobito port mineral terminal.

$753.0M

Intelligence

Latest on DR Congo

Financing

State of the Corridor — Q2 2026

Financing closed on the existing line, the decisive EPC in evaluation, volumes doubling from a small base: where the Lobito Corridor actually stands.

·11 June 2026·1 min read

Actors in DR Congo

DRC Ministry of Transport

Government

Leading the Tenke–Kolwezi–Dilolo rehabilitation tender announced for April 2026 ($400–410m est.).

Entreprise Générale du Cobalt

Government

DRC state cobalt company; first copper/cobalt shipments to Trafigura and Mercuria in February 2026, with Trafigura's moving via the Lobito Atlantic Railway.

Société Nationale des Chemins de fer du Congo

Operator

DRC state railway operating the Congolese segment (Dilolo–Kolwezi, ~450 km); emergency maintenance under way on ~80 km of critical track.