Inside the Race for Africa’s Strategic Corridors

A security guard stands between the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line constructed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) and financed by Chinese government ahead of the launch of the cargo train in Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa, May 30, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

With the U.S., Europe, Japan, and China all moving quickly to secure new supplies of African critical minerals, more attention is now shifting to the strategic supply chains that will get those resources from mine to port to market.

The U.S. and Europe have invested billions to refurbish the Lobito Corridor, which stretches from the DRC and Angola to the Atlantic Ocean. The Chinese have committed nearly $2 billion to upgrading the aging TAZARA railway that links Zambia to the Indian Ocean port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.

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by Eric Olander

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