https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/ac188e04-8d11-4e01-aa9a-62ec0ea82add Zambia sits upon some of the world's richest copper ores which are highly prized China's factory sector and by Western companies. The race is on to build a railroad to Zambia. The US and EU hoped to lay track through the DRC, which would connect Zambia to Lobito, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. Chinese companies decided on multibillion-dollar upgrade to an existing railway from Tanzania, called the Tazara Line. The Lobito Plan was doomed from the start. Financing for the project fell apart as the Trump Administration froze funds, and the war in Ukraine bled dry the EU's budgets. The Tazara Line, meanwhile, is already laying new track, and Chinese mining companies are signing deals across Zambia to bring new copper and cobalt production online. Closing scene, Wulingyuan, Hunan Resources and links: US$1.4 billion Tazara rail deal puts China on fast track to Africa’s Copperbelt https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3327348/us14-billion-tazara-rail-deal-puts-china-fast-track-africas-copperbelt US envoy plays down Africa tariff, visa concerns, reaffirms Lobito rail commitment https://www.cnbcafrica.com/2025/us-envoy-plays-down-africa-tariff-visa-concerns-reaffirms-lobito-rail-commitment Zambia Banks on China-Backed Rail Upgrade to Boost Mining Exports https://chinaglobalsouth.com/analysis/zambia-banks-on-china-backed-rail-upgrade-to-boost-mining-exports/ Reuters, US committed to funding Angola's Lobito rail corridor despite spending cuts, diplomat says https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/us-committed-funding-angolas-lobito-rail-corridor-despite-spending-cuts-diplomat-2025-04-03/ Reuters, China signs deal with Zambia, Tanzania for $1.4 billion railway upgrade https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/china-signs-deal-with-zambia-tanzania-14-billion-railway-upgrade-2025-09-29/ Debating Trump 2.0 and Implications for Africa - Reality Check for Zambia: Resilience in the Face of US Aid Cuts? https://www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/mta-spotlight-46-reality-check-for-zambia-resilience-in-the-face-of-us-aid-cuts Lobito corridor railway project Faces Uncertainty Amid US Aid Freeze https://www.railway.supply/lobito-corridor-railway-project-faces-uncertainty-amid-us-aid-freeze/ The Lobito Corridor: Washington’s Answer to Belt and Road in Africa https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/the-lobito-corridor-washingtons-answer-to-belt-and-road-in-africa/ China Pledges $1.4B to Upgrade Zambia-Tanzania Rail Amid Global Minerals Race https://www.ecofinagency.com/news-infrastructures/3009-49118-china-pledges-1-4b-to-upgrade-zambia-tanzania-rail-amid-global-minerals-race China, Tanzania and Zambia seal deal to revitalize TAZARA railway https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202510/01/WS68dcfb50a310f735438b348b.html New York Times, Trump to Withhold $18 Billion for New York-Area Transit Projects https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/nyregion/trump-nyc-subway-gateway-infrastructure-funding.html Duelling Rail Projects Hint at Intensifying Contest for Africa's Critical Minerals https://www.lobitocorridor.org/post/dueling-rail-projects-hint-at-intensifying-contest-for-africa-s-critical-minerals US Department of Transportation, Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Pulls the Plug on $4B for California High Speed Rail’s Train to Nowhere https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/trumps-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-pulls-plug-4b-california-high-speed Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:39:06 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/ac188e04-8d11-4e01-aa9a-62ec0ea82add All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.