Mercy Ships Completes Africa Mercy 2025 Field Service in Madagascar After Ten Months of Life-Saving Care The Government of Madagascar and the international medical charity Mercy Ships have officially marked the successful conclusion of the Africa Mercy® 2025 field service, following ten months of close collaboration focused on strengthening surgical care and healthcare capacity across the country. The completion of the 2025 field service represents the end of a significant
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Angola Awards 20-Year Concession for New Luanda International Airport to CAAP-Led Consortium
Angola Selects Corporacion America Airports to Operate and Develop $3 Billion Luanda International Airport Angola’s government has awarded the contract to operate and develop Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport to a consortium led by Corporacion America Airports (CAAP), marking a major step in the country’s aviation and transport infrastructure strategy. The Luxembourg-headquartered airport operator will manage the $3 billion facility in partnership with Portuguese construction group Mota-Engil, which is CAAP’s
Lobito Atlantic Railway secures USD753 million to accelerate development in Angola
Lobito, Angola, 17 December 2025 – Lobito Atlantic Railway (“LAR”) announced it has secured USD753 million in financing from the US International Development Financial Corporation (DFC) and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) to support the rehabilitation of the 1,300 km railway in Angola, which connects the Mineral Terminal at the Port of Lobito to Luau on Angola’s border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The loan will
Emirates Flight Training Academy Graduates 77 Cadet Pilots in Sixth Ceremony
Emirates Flight Training Academy Celebrates Graduation of 77 Cadet Pilots, Surpassing 300 Graduates Since Launch The Emirates Flight Training Academy (EFTA) has reached another significant milestone with the graduation of 77 cadet pilots at its sixth graduation ceremony, underscoring its growing role in shaping the future of global aviation. This latest cohort brings the total number of EFTA graduates to more than 300 since the academy’s launch in 2017. The
Zambia Accelerates Rail Sector Transformation with Major Recapitalisation Drive
Zambia Injects K100 Million into Rail Modernisation to Cut Transport Costs and Boost Regional Competitiveness Zambia has taken a significant step toward modernising its transport and logistics infrastructure with the release of K100 million to Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL), marking the start of a long-term recapitalisation programme designed to reduce transport costs, improve trade competitiveness and support economic transformation. In a comprehensive statement, Minister of Finance and National Planning Dr.
South African Investors Back $600 Million Dry Port to Ease Congo’s Mineral Trade Bottleneck
South African Firms to Invest $600m in DRC Dry Port to Boost Copper and Cobalt Exports South African private equity firms and lenders plan to invest $600 million in debt and equity to build a major dry port in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), aimed at reducing severe congestion on one of Africa’s busiest mineral export routes. Yellowstone, a South African group that has secured a 20-year concession to
U.S. and European Union Strengthen Cooperation on the Lobito Corridor and Regional Stability
U.S. and EU Renew Support for Lobito Corridor to Boost Peace, Trade and Minerals in Central Africa The United States and the European Commission reaffirmed their “joint commitment to promoting peace, security, and economic growth” in Africa’s Great Lakes region on Thursday, in a statement focused on the Lobito Corridor and investment in Central Africa. Published by the U.S. State Department, the declaration emphasizes Washington and Brussels’ intention to “create
DRC Seals Major Concession Agreement for $600 Million Kasumbalesa Dry Port
DRC Signs $600 Million Kasumbalesa Dry Port Deal to Boost Regional Logistics and Jobs Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport, Communications, and Rural Development Jean-Pierre Bemba presided over the signing ceremony on Monday, December 1, 2025, for the concession contract to build, operate, and transfer the new Kasumbalesa dry port. The agreement was concluded between the Office of Multimodal Freight Management (Ogefrem) and the South African private company Yellowstone
Mozambique Moves to Modernize Key Border Posts Through Public-Private Partnerships
Mozambique Launches PPP Tenders to Modernize Cassacatiza and Machipanda Border Posts Mozambique is advancing major reforms to modernize and expand two strategic border posts—Cassacatiza in Tete province and Machipanda in Manica province—through public-private partnerships (PPPs). The goal is to boost regional trade, improve cross-border mobility, and stimulate economic growth in border communities. Government resolutions reviewed by Lusa authorize the Ministry of Transport and Logistics to launch international tenders for long-term
Victoria Falls Border Post Begins 24-Hour Operations
Victoria Falls Border Post Goes 24/7, Boosting Trade and Transport Across Southern Africa The Victoria Falls border post between Zambia and Zimbabwe is now operating 24 hours a day, a major development expected to significantly improve transport efficiency, logistics performance, and regional trade flows. The change, announced in an Extraordinary Government Gazette on November 13 and confirmed by the Secretary of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage, Raphael Faranisi, officially permits