Angola, DRC eye iconic rail revamp to quench global minerals

Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo are pinning hopes for economic revival on the revamp of an iconic African railway connecting mineral-rich inland areas to the Atlantic Ocean.Angola and the DRC hope the railway will also boost their economies, which depend on oil and mining respectively.

Related Keywords

Portugal , Mozambique , Congo , Zambia , Angola , Luanda , Washington , United States , South Africa , Kinshasa , Democratic Republic Of The Congo , Tanzania , Lobito , Benguela , Belgium , United Kingdom , Chatham , Medway , China , Beijing , Russia , British , American , Soviet , Belgian , Chinese , Angolan , Portuguese , Atlantic Ocean , Marisa Lourenco , Joe Biden , Ricardo Dabreu , Joao Lourenco , Louis Watum , Marcel Lungange , International Energy Agency , Trafigura , Us International Development Finance Corporation , Democratic Republic , Alex Vines , Development Finance Corporation , Soviet Union , President Joao Lourenco , Transport Minister Ricardod Abreu , National Railway Company , Democratic Republic Of Congo , Railway Concession , British Investors , Concession Agreement , Intra African Trade , Chatham House ,