Infrastructure, extraction, and accountability around the Lobito Corridor in southern DRC 

December 3, 2025

Geopolitical framing of the Lobito Corridor   The Lobito Corridor aims to connect the port of Lobito (Angola) to mineral-rich provinces of Haut-Katanga and Lualaba in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as well as the Zambian Copperbelt through a combination of rehabilitated and newly constructed rail infrastructure. Although not a new initiative, the project became a flagship of the