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China is progressing a $1.4-billion overhaul of an export railway able to move minerals from Zambia to the Indian Ocean port of Dar es Salaam, even as the Democratic Republic of Congo advances plans with Portugal's Mota-Engil to rehabilitate the Congolese section of the rival Lobito Corridor linking the Copperbelt to Angola's Atlantic coast. The US-backed Lobito project, endorsed by Congo's cabinet on July 10, 2026, involves a public-private partnership through Kolwezi, Tenke and Lubumbashi, with the US Development Finance Corporation having offered up to $1-billion in support.
New Kasomeno-Mwenda corridor to cut Dar es Salaam–Haut Katanga round trip by 500 kmGED Africa is delivering a $600-million infrastructure project linking Congo and Zambia, featuring a 362 m steel suspension bridge over the Luapula River and one-stop border posts. CEO Klaus Findt says the corridor will cut 500 km off a Dar es Salaam–Haut Katanga round trip, with completion targeted for the third quarter of 2027.
Automechanika roadshow draws automotive players to Dar es SalaamAutomechanika hosted the third stop of its Africa Connect Roadshow in Dar es Salaam on July 23, 2026, drawing more than 80 registrations from automotive aftermarket professionals. The roadshow, which follows earlier stops in Egypt and Botswana, moves next to Windhoek in August and Lusaka in September, ahead of Automechanika Johannesburg from October 27 to 29, 2026.
Dar Es Salaam Updates
Automechanika successfully hosted the third stop of its Africa Connect Roadshow today in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, bringing together automotive industry professionals for a day of networking,...
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) approved a plan to partner with Portuguese construction company Mota-Engil SGPS on rehabilitating a key railway used for transporting copper and cobalt. The...
Tanzania's central bank has bought about 28 metric tons of gold over the past 18 months to bolster its international reserves and support the shilling currency, its Governor Emmanuel Tutuba said....
GED Africa Ltd (GED Africa) is delivering an ambitious infrastructure project that will upgrade existing road networks and add 180 km of new roads to connect the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)...
Lifezone is continuing with pre-final investment decision and early works activities at Kabanga.
UK development finance institution British International Investment (BII) has committed $5-million in debt financing to Ethiopia’s Dodai as part of the company’s $13-million Series A round. A...
Congo's leading copper and cobalt producers have had some orders for key leaching chemicals cancelled or withdrawn by suppliers this month, forcing miners to cut usage and consider output...
Following a competitive tender process, Tanzania-based graphite developer Black Rock Mining awarded, in early February 2026, a $11-million contract for bulk earthworks at its Mahenge graphite...
Gold major AngloGold Ashanti convened an event – comprising senior government leaders, industry partners, diplomats and private sector stakeholders – to celebrate 25 years of wholly-owned...
By: Josiah Habwe - General Manager for Tanzania & Uganda at Schneider Electric Uganda and Tanzania are entering a major phase of infrastructure-led growth. Both countries are undergoing large-scale...
(Virtual Showroom) Condition monitoring specialist company, WearCheck, recently teamed up with Tanzania-based condition monitoring company, Technical and Engineering Solutions (TES), to bring an...
More than $50-billion has been committed to an ambitious plan to halve the number of people without access to electricity in Africa, according to the World Bank, its biggest backer. The programme,...
Heavy lifting and engineered transport services company Sarens has announced the opening of a new logistics hub near Walvis Bay, in Namibia. Covering an area of more than 4 ha, the company says the...
Uganda wants to link a new railway line it is building to one under construction in neighbouring Tanzania, a government document seen by Reuters showed, potentially opening up a new export route...
Cape Town International Airport saw a record-breaking 11.1-million two-way domestic and international passengers during 2025, and also surpassed its December 2024 international passenger record....
Cape Town International Airport saw a record-breaking 11.1-million two-way domestic and international passengers during 2025, and also surpassed its December 2024 international passenger record....
Dear Africa in 2030, I write to you from the tail end of 2025, a year marked by restlessness – from Gen Z protests to fraught elections and a coup in Guinea-Bissau only days before the time of...
Absa, in partnership with GirlCode, concluded the 11th edition of the annual GirlCodeHack hackathon on 12 October 2025. The 30-hour hackathon brought together young women from eight African cities...
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