US Counters China in Africa With Huge Rail Project

Published on December 27, 2023

In 2024, the United States government will fire the first salvo in its efforts to counter China’s influence in Africa when construction begins on the Lobito Corridor project, which is expected to loosen Beijing’s hold on some of the continent’s most important minerals. The eventual 1,000-mile railway will span Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and northwestern Zambia. “It’s clear that the U.S. has decided to build the railway to Angola’s biggest port on the Atlantic because it’s locked in competition with China for Africa’s rare-earth minerals,” said Candice Moore, a specialist in U.S.–Africa relations at Wits University in Johannesburg....

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