Biden Unveils $600 Million in New Financing for African Railway
President Joe Biden is rounding off his trip to Angola by announcing $600 million in new financing for a multi-country railway as the US looks to bolster its investment in critical minerals infrastructure in Africa and curb Chinese influence.
Biden Bids To Counter China in Africa with Strategic Railway Project
The $2.5 billion U.S.-backed Lobito train network aims to better connect the continent's mining centers with the West.
In Global Finale, Biden Hopes Rail Project Defines Africa Legacy
In his last announced trip abroad as president, Mr. Biden relished touring a U.S.-financed train line in Angola intended to transport goods and critical minerals to port.
Biden in Africa pledges millions for a rail project the U.S. hopes will boost its influence there
President Biden on his visit to sub-Saharan Africa has pledged another $600 million for a cross-continent rail corridor project.
'Amtrak Joe' Biden Highlights Key US-Backed African Rail Project
Southern Africa's Lobito Corridor has received $600 million in investment to compete for mineral trade with China.
Biden meets African leaders in Angola to advance Lobito railway project
U.S. President Joe Biden met African leaders in the Angolan port of Lobito on Wednesday to advance a plan to extend a railway that could channel critical minerals from Congo and Zambia to the West via Lobito,
Biden uses his visit to Angola to promote a major African rail project
Biden is using his third and final day in Angola to showcase the Lobito Corridor railway, where the US and key allies are investing heavily to refurbish 800 miles of train lines in Zambia, Congo, and Angola.
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Biden visits Angolan port city of Lobito to tout railway plans
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Greek city’s new underground railway system uncovers thousands of ancient secrets
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South Western Railway to become first rail operator to return to public ownership
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Excitement and frustration ahead of new railway
Businesses in towns along a new railway line say they hope the passenger services will bring in "new customers", but others ...
‘Railway was the first sector where sanctions were imposed… None of our projects stopped even for a week’: Russia’s TMH CEO Kirill Lipa
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South Western Railway, C2C and Greater Anglia to be nationalised in 2025
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China's railway system handles over 4 billion passenger trips in the first 11 months of 2024, setting a new record
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Biden wraps up Angola trip with drought aid and mega railway drive
US President Joe Biden announced more than $1 billion in funding for drought-stricken African nations as he ended his ...