ngola has identified more than 144 business opportunities worth about $13 billion under the Lobito Corridor Master Plan, Transport Minister Ricardo de Abreu has announced.
Angola's Minister of Transport, Ricardo de Abreu, disclosed this at the Lusophone Africa Investment Forum on 26 October 2026, according to Forbes Africa. The opportunities span 10 economic sectors across seven provinces and extend beyond transport and logistics into economic diversification, food security, energy security and digital transformation.
The Lobito Corridor links Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Zambia, and the minister said it is already delivering visible results in railway operations and freight transport.
Across Angola and the DRC, 80 initiatives have been identified, associated with about $8.4 billion in investment and technical assistance, 45 of which are currently underway.
Angola is developing its corridors through a model that combines public investment with private capital through concessions. The country has completed six concessions and is also developing the Northern, Namibe and Cabinda corridors.
On rail, a publicly initiated project will connect the Malanje and Menongue railway lines over 738 km. Together with other projects in the North-South and regional integration corridors, the pipeline represents opportunities to build more than 1,500 km of railway in the coming years.
De Abreu stressed the importance of processing minerals and other goods locally, so that the corridors drive economic development rather than serving only as routes for raw materials.
He called for closer coordination between governments, the private sector, development finance institutions and bilateral and multilateral partners to mobilise resources for major infrastructure.
Looking ahead, plans include stronger rail links with Zambia and other Southern African countries, positioning the corridor as part of a wider network connecting the Atlantic and Indian oceans.
