LOBITO CORRIDOR PROJECT IN LIMBO?

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Amb Emmanuel Mwamba writes:

LOBITO CORRIDOR PROJECT IN LIMBO?

What happens to the Lobito Corridor Project where USA had pledged $600million to support the private sector to develop the Lobito corridor and the extension of the construction of the Benguela rail line?

We ought to worry about the Executive Orders signed by President Donald Trump revoking the promotion of electric vehicle development.

What will be the effect on copper and cobalt markrt and future prices?

The purpose of this Executive Order is to;

•Eliminate Biden policies intended to encourage electrical vehicle development and purchases — part of Trump’s efforto to limit non-fossil fuel energy sectors.

• Require all agencies within 30 days to submit to the White House Office of Management and Budget their plans to eliminate regulations and rules deemed “burdensome” to domestic energy production and consumption, “with particular attention to oil, natural gas, coal, hydropower, biofuels, critical mineral, and nuclear energy.”

10 COMMENTS

  1. What sort of man is Mr Mwamba who seems to ALWAYS thrive on anything negative on his country? I have never ever read any Article by Mr Mwamba which is positive on Zambia, kwena eeh….

    • So where do you want him to get the positives when there is only negative,HH is always associated with negatives.Praise singers u where boosting about the Benguela corridor

  2. ZamZam surely the Lobito/Benguala Project is not a positive thing to our country Zambia, and you want to rejoice if it fails? You people “mwafuma kwi”?

  3. Stop criticising Mwamba, it seems you UPND cadres have lost mables , Trump does not care about Africa, he cares about his pockets. Let’s not bury our heads in sand like an ostrich . China is a way forward. China is advancing at the neck speed like USA it’s all about arguing even to fund bridges that create jobs and are used to transport goods to feed Americans they will never agree to fund infrastructures. Whilst China is building roads, using advanced technology for the future , Americans infrastructure is crumbling. Africa in particular countries with natural resources needed to develop infrastructure of the future, must work with countries that are willing to invest and develop infrastructure in those countries

    • For me I am talking about the Lobito/Benguela Project. It doesn’t matter whether the Builder of your House comes from Kalingalinga or Mtendere, what is important to me is my House. If Trump abandons it, I am sure China or Putin will complete. This Project is a Non- Partisan issue. No need to paint one another a political Cadre or Praise Singer. “You people Mwafuma kwi”?

      • Very very good point. There is no need to point at HH, when USA withdraw funding but encourage HH to look at China or Russia so that the project is complete. When the project is complete, our children and grandchildren will have a better life and that is what is called investment. These guys kaya how they think, politics even on things that require critical thinking sure.

    • Lets got the facts rights.
      1. The Lubuto project was/is a US project competing with Tazara chinese Project as a logistic means to access resources from the Mineral rich area of Congo and Zambia. Each acting for their self interest.
      2. The coming of Trump as US President, has brought about a fresh outlook of things. His policy is “America first”. Nothing about HH, and these policies have been heralded by executive orders which range from immigration, to trade tariff impostions to a halt on Aid and USAID project funding until a review is done, the domain of Elon Musk. And the geist of this article.
      3. Trump in imposing his America first policy like most elected officials get certain things right and some wrong. We have already read one of his executive orders being thrown out by the courts as being “unconstitutional”. The birthright issue, which is driven by his racist predjuice. As such I am inclined to agree with commentors outlook that suggest he driven by shallow, selfserving agenda than serving the America people. In his quest and narrative that he wants America jobs for his people. Its the resources that the American economy needs to produce the finished products in America that the Lubuto project will endevour.
      4. This may seem to counter the UPND policy with Congo DRC regime to a “vertical integrated” process of ore to product set up in and around the Copperbelt given the demand for EV batteries. That will be edge on the cost of production here where wages are low compared to developed countries where wages are higher. But the question is, is the blank executive orders counter productive to the same America first policy?
      Trump is not as smart as he suggests. His selfish nature only deminishes whatever is left of American superiority by his “gang hoe” attitude. And sadly Mr. Mwamba as usual draws at straws to sway the narrative to Politiking and lies, by pitting a blanket policy to seem like a Trump is targeting HH. The odds of the Lubuto started before Trump and of the vast amounts of resources that both China and the US will take out using either lubito or Tazara will depend on how as a nation and our congolese counter parts can woe investments into our countries to process ore into semi amd finished products. So our youths have a “chance in hell” at making a living from mining the ore to processing it into finished products

  4. Mwambaism is affecting all critics of UPND government and HH.

    They just want to see failures in all UPND government projects as if they aren’t Zambians.
    Hell bent to seeing doom for your own Country just because you hate the President. It’s not HH but Zambia.

    It’s like Burning the only blanket you have just because you hate the seller?
    Such thinking!

    Happy to hear Trump is not interested in foreign infrastructure investment.
    Imagine a Zambian waiting anxiously to hear the negative News and jumps out with joy.
    Evil mind like Lucifer.

    Lobito corridor Railway line is greatest positive to Zambia I wonder how it is viewed as a negative by some Zambians.

    Some people need to have their brains serviced if possible renewing the Gray Matter.

    Let’s be patriotic ABOVE cheap politics.

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