DR CONGO-KINSHASA-CONSTITUTIONAL COURT-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-CONFIRMATION

DR CONGO-KINSHASA-CONSTITUTIONAL COURT-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-CONFIRMATION

(240109) -- KINSHASA, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on Oct. 3, 2023 shows President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi (C) attending a ceremony at the Sakania dry port in Haut-Katanga province, DR Congo. The Constitutional Court of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday officially confirmed the re-election of President Felix Tshisekedi following the Dec. 20 polls. (Xinhua/Shi Yu)

DR CONGO-SAKANIA-DRY PORT-INAUGURATION

DR CONGO-SAKANIA-DRY PORT-INAUGURATION

(231004) -- KINSHASA, Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi cuts the ribbon to inaugurate the Sakania dry port in Haut-Katanga province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Oct. 3, 2023. President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi on Tuesday inaugurated the Sakania dry port in the DRC, a Chinese-built megaproject and currently the largest of its kind in Central Africa. Bordering Zambia, the dry port, located in southeastern Haut-Katanga province, is a main border post of the DRC and constitutes an important mining channel. (Xinhua/Shi Yu)

Angola, DR Congo, Zambia to expand mineral exports via the Lobito Corridor

STORY: Angola, DR Congo, Zambia to expand mineral exports via the Lobito Corridor DATELINE: July 5, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:30 LOCATION: Luanda CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of press conference STORYLINE: Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Zambia on Tuesday agreed to expand mineral exports and foster regional economic integration via the Lobito Corridor. The three countries agreed in the Angolan city of Lobito to make optimal use of Angola's Lobito Corridor, to facilitate the export of minerals coming from the mineral-rich Greater Katanga region of the DRC and the Copperbelt province of Zambia. The Atlantic port of Lobito, along with the Benguela railroad, makes up the Lobito Corridor, which reaches more than 1,300 km deep into the continent, making it the quickest export route for copper, cobalt and other ores from Zambia, the DRC and beyond. The three countries have agreed on the transfer of the concession of railway services and support logistics of the Lobito Corrido