Worried about strategic vulnerabilities, Washington is now ramping up efforts to carve out a stake in the #critical #minerals sector.

In one of the most ambitious U.S. infrastructure bids in #Africa yet, the Biden administration has pledged to lend hundreds of millions of dollars toward reviving the #Lobito #Corridor,
a 1,200 mile-long #railway that would transport critical minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia to the Angolan coast.
The DRC is home to the world’s biggest #cobalt reserves, while Zambia is rich in #copper. 

https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/02/28/lobito-corridor-angola-critical-minerals-us-china-infrastructure-investment/