China National Chem to Build Angola’s $6 Billion Lobito Refinery
October 19th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a report that China National Chemical Engineering will build Angola’s $6 Billion Lobito refinery: Angola will sign a contract with China National Chemical Engineering Co. on Friday to build the long-delayed $6 billion plant in Lobito. “The processing capacities of the Lobito refinery remain at 200,000 barrels per day and the estimated cost of the […]
Read more »U.S., EU To Support African Railway Development To Counter China
October 11th, 2023
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, an article on U.S., EU to support African railway development in the mineral-rich corridor in Angola, DRC, Zambia as China’s Belt and Road slows: The United States and the European Union will offer assistance on the construction of an international railway in Africa to bring resources from mining areas to a […]
Read more »Ethiopia, Angola To Join Africa Green Hydrogen Alliance
August 31st, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, an article on new additions to Africa’s Green Hydrogen Alliance: Ethiopia and Angola will be announced as new members of the Africa Green Hydrogen Alliance (AGHA) at the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi from 4-6 September, Jonas Moberg, CEO of the Global Green Hydrogen Organisation, tells The Africa Report. The […]
Read more »Lobito Train Corridor Will Revolutionize Mining Transport
August 2nd, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, an article on the impact that the planned Lobito train corridor will have upon mining transport in the region: A key railway line, vital for Congolese mineral exports, receives a $250m investment, improving the link between Kolwezi and Angola’s Lobito port. Erected in the early 20th century and ravaged during […]
Read more »Angola’s New Oil Refinery Brings Hopes and Fears
July 22nd, 2023
Via AllAfrica, a report on Angola, a nation rich in crude oil but which currently has to import the fuel it needs. A new refinery could change that: Wearing a hard hat, safety glasses and high-visibility vest, project manager Martin Jooste gives a tour of the rain-sodden construction site that he oversees in the tiny […]
Read more »Angolan Airport Set to Become Symbol of BRI
July 20th, 2023
Via China Daily News, a report on China’s support of Angola’s aviation industry: Aviation Industry Corp of China, the nation’s leading aircraft maker that has sold many jets and helicopters to Africa, is helping an African nation build one of the largest airports on the continent. The Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport in Luanda, […]
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