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Africa is becoming an increasingly intense arena of competition among China, the US and the European Union over access to strategic raw materials.<\/p>\n

According to an analysis<\/a><\/span> by German Foreign Policy, the Lobito Corridor, a rail link connecting the copper belt of Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Atlantic port of Lobito in Angola, is playing a pivotal role in that contest.<\/p>\n

The infrastructure project is regarded as one of the flagship initiatives of the EU’s Global Gateway strategy and is also viewed by Washington, which is investing in the region, as a means of reducing dependence on China.<\/p>\n

In the future, copper, cobalt, lithium and other raw materials essential for the production of batteries, electric vehicles, digital technologies and military equipment will be transported westward via this route.<\/p>\n

The initiative builds on infrastructure originally constructed during the colonial era to facilitate the export of African raw materials.<\/p>\n

Critics argue that the expansion of the Lobito Corridor perpetuates existing patterns of resource extraction under new conditions.<\/p>\n

Global Gateway as a counter to the Belt and Road<\/strong><\/p>\n

The European Commission approved the Global Gateway programme in September 2021.<\/p>\n

Under the programme, nearly \u20ac300 billion is to be invested in infrastructure projects across Africa, Asia, Oceania, Southeast Europe, and South and Central America by 2027.<\/p>\n

The programme is widely viewed as a response to China’s Belt and Road Initiative.<\/p>\n

One of its central objectives is to diversify Europe’s imports of critical raw materials, particularly by reducing dependence on supplies from China.<\/p>\n

During a visit to China in late May 2026, German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche of the CDU underscored the importance of secure access to critical raw materials and rare earth elements. This is the area in which Germany remains most dependent on China.<\/p>\n

Colonial-era infrastructure remains intact<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the clearest examples is the 1,300-kilometre Lobito Corridor, which runs from the edge of the Zambia-Southern Congo copper belt to the port of Lobito in Angola.<\/p>\n

The core infrastructure of this trade corridor was established through the Benguela Railway, which was built as early as 1902 at the height of European colonial expansion. The railway extended eastward from the port city of Lobito through what is now Angola, providing access to the mineral-rich regions of southern Congo and Zambia.<\/p>\n

In 1931, following completion of the initial railway line, the British mining and railway company Tanganyika Concessions transferred its 99-year concession rights to Portugal’s colony of Angola.<\/p>\n

The concession expired in 2001, after which the infrastructure, previously controlled by Portuguese authorities, was transferred to the Angolan government.<\/p>\n

By 2030, annual copper shipments through the route are expected to reach one million metric tonnes.<\/p>\n

Both the EU and the US are relying heavily on the Lobito Corridor in an effort to counter China’s dominant position in Africa’s raw materials sector.<\/p>\n

Estimates indicate that roughly two-thirds of global cobalt production originates in the Congo, where Chinese companies are particularly active in mining operations.<\/p>\n

China also accounts for approximately 75% of global cobalt processing capacity.<\/p>\n

The colonial-era rail line leading to Lobito is intended to redirect exports of copper, cobalt and other raw materials, which have until now largely been shipped eastward via Tanzania, toward western markets, enabling processing in Europe or North America rather than China.<\/p>\n

Europe seeks to reduce dependence on China for the green transition<\/strong><\/p>\n

In addition to copper and cobalt, the region holds substantial deposits of lithium, coltan, nickel and rare earth elements, giving it significant economic importance.<\/p>\n

These materials are used in electric vehicle batteries, stationary energy storage systems and alloys required for military aircraft production.<\/p>\n

Until now, the EU has sourced much of these materials from China. Strategic investment in a new logistics hub in Luau, Angola, located along the Lobito Corridor, is intended to reduce that dependence.<\/p>\n

The railway line along the corridor is already operated by a European consortium.<\/p>\n

The consortium includes Swiss commodities trader Trafigura, Portuguese construction group Mota-Engil and Belgian rail company Vecturis.<\/p>\n

However, the majority of the mines remain under Chinese control. In the Congo, 24 of the country’s 33 cobalt-exporting companies are Chinese-backed.<\/p>\n

The Lobito Corridor is being developed through an EU-US partnership<\/strong><\/p>\n

EU efforts to secure influence over the Lobito Corridor are advancing in parallel with similar initiatives by the United States.<\/p>\n

In early 2022, the US signed a memorandum of understanding with the EU and other G7 members to mobilise more than $600 billion for infrastructure projects worldwide over the following five years as part of the G7’s Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII).<\/p>\n

The Lobito Corridor is one of five key trade, transit and development corridors in Southern Africa designed to improve transport efficiency.<\/p>\n

During the administration of President Joe Biden, financing for the Lobito Corridor was launched under the G7’s PGII framework as a flagship project in cooperation with the Global Gateway initiative.<\/p>\n

The EU also regards the expansion of the Lobito Corridor as a critical project and has committed more than \u20ac2 billion in funding.<\/p>\n

That support could increase further. The next EU budget cycle beginning in 2028 envisages nearly doubling spending on development and external assistance, from \u20ac108 billion to \u20ac200 billion.<\/p>\n

EU officials present the strategy as an effort to offer a more comprehensive approach to infrastructure financing than China’s Belt and Road Initiative.<\/p>\n

‘America First’ in Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n

The US has pledged hundreds of millions of dollars for the expansion of the Lobito Corridor.<\/p>\n

In the final quarter of 2025 alone, it provided $553 million in loans for the project’s expansion.<\/p>\n

An additional $200 million in support came from the Development Bank of Southern Africa.<\/p>\n

Unlike the Biden administration, which frequently described the initiative as development assistance, the second Trump administration openly characterises the project as an effort to weaken China’s influence, strengthen US control over critical raw materials and diversify supply chains.<\/p>\n

For example, Frank Garcia, a former naval officer appointed in late May as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, praised the Trump administration’s continuing engagement on the continent.<\/p>\n

Highlighting the Lobito Corridor in particular, Garcia said the project aligns key US interests in Africa with the “America First” approach.<\/p>\n

Germany in Africa for the energy transition<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last autumn, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier travelled several kilometres on the newly restored railway line along the Lobito Corridor and described it as “a strategic infrastructure project of enormous economic importance.”<\/p>\n

The German politician added: “Of course, this infrastructure connection also creates investment opportunities for European and German companies along its route.”<\/p>\n

Portuguese construction company MCA is currently building solar energy parks in 60 municipalities across Angola at a cost of just under \u20ac1.29 billion.<\/p>\n

The client is Angola’s Energy Ministry, while the German government is supporting the project through export credit guarantees.<\/p>\n

Should Angola fail to meet its payment obligations, Germany would step in. A total of 95% of the project value is guaranteed by the Federal Republic of Germany.<\/p>\n

In return, Angola agreed to allow German companies to participate in the project. For example, the battery storage system is being supplied by SMA Solar Technology, based in Niestetal near Kassel.<\/p>\n

German solar technology provider Gantner Instruments Environment Solutions is supplying the digital control system.<\/p>\n

Critics of the Lobito Corridor expansion warn that the project will primarily benefit the EU and the US.<\/p>\n

In their view, the initiative promotes the export of African raw materials rather than strengthening intra-African trade.<\/p>\n

Although the EU presents these measures as a development project aligned with African interests, critics argue that they ultimately represent a continuation of Western exploitation of African resources.<\/p>\n

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