Intelligence
Original reporting and curated analysis on the Lobito Corridor.
DFC approves $553m loan for the Lobito Atlantic Railway
Financing. A working dispatch from the Lobito Corridor desk.
Zambian rail section EPC: nine shortlisted bidders enter due diligence
Contracts & Tenders. A working dispatch from the Lobito Corridor desk.
EU Global Gateway tops up corridor commitments to €1.1bn
Financing. A working dispatch from the Lobito Corridor desk.
Lubumbashi connector procurement opens — DRC concession on the line
Contracts & Tenders. A working dispatch from the Lobito Corridor desk.
LCIPA seeks investor reps for the corridor authority board
Policy & Regulation. A working dispatch from the Lobito Corridor desk.
Glencore confirms Mopani restart on track for Q3 2026
Mining & Minerals. A working dispatch from the Lobito Corridor desk.
Kamoa-Kakula Phase 3: how the export route choice will land
Mining & Minerals. A working dispatch from the Lobito Corridor desk.
FQM accelerates Kansanshi S3 pre-stripping ahead of monsoon
Mining & Minerals. A working dispatch from the Lobito Corridor desk.
Solwezi dry port pre-feasibility — what we know so far
Logistics & Rail. A working dispatch from the Lobito Corridor desk.
LAR posts record monthly throughput on the Benguela line
Logistics & Rail. A working dispatch from the Lobito Corridor desk.
Chinese consortium quietly bids for the Zambian section EPC
Diplomatic & Geopolitics. A working dispatch from the Lobito Corridor desk.
TAZARA concessioning preferred bidder due in June
Diplomatic & Geopolitics. A working dispatch from the Lobito Corridor desk.
Community consultations begin along the proposed alignment
Community & Environmental. A working dispatch from the Lobito Corridor desk.
Lobito Port: what 5 Mtpa actually means for freight rates
Logistics & Rail. A working dispatch from the Lobito Corridor desk.
The Lobito Corridor cap table, illustrated
Financing. A working dispatch from the Lobito Corridor desk.
Inside the Mota-Engil concession bid: a reconstruction
Contracts & Tenders. A working dispatch from the Lobito Corridor desk.
Trafigura's commercial offtake terms come into view
Mining & Minerals. A working dispatch from the Lobito Corridor desk.
DBSA joins the corridor financing pool
Financing. A working dispatch from the Lobito Corridor desk.
Three things the Zambian budget says about the corridor
Policy & Regulation. A working dispatch from the Lobito Corridor desk.
LCIPA appoints first technical secretariat
Policy & Regulation. A working dispatch from the Lobito Corridor desk.
Vedanta KCM operating cashflow: a working note
Mining & Minerals. A working dispatch from the Lobito Corridor desk.
Why the corridor's success runs through Solwezi
Logistics & Rail. A working dispatch from the Lobito Corridor desk.
The case against another China-led rail bid
Diplomatic & Geopolitics. A working dispatch from the Lobito Corridor desk.
Inside the AfDB facility for the Zambian section
Financing. A working dispatch from the Lobito Corridor desk.