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Transnet Launches Private-Sector Partnership for Richards Bay Dry Bulk Terminal Maersk Positioned to Take Control of Panama’s Port of Balboa Durban Car Terminal Handles First Shipment of Lepas Vehicles in South Africa Private Sector Must Deliver 65Mt to Power South Africa’s Rail Freight Revival Kazungula Bridge Authority Commissioned to Drive Regional Integration Zambia–Mozambique Fibre Link Strengthens Regional Digital Backbone Ethiopian Airlines Posts $4.4 Billion Revenue in First Half of FY2025/26 Harith General Partners Moves to Acquire FlySafair in Strategic Aviation Expansion Marsa Maroc to Manage Port of Monrovia in Major West Africa Expansion Lobito Atlantic Railway Launches First Ethical Copper and Cobalt Shipment from DRC to Global Markets
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Transnet Launches Private-Sector Partnership for Richards Bay Dry Bulk Terminal

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Maersk Positioned to Take Control of Panama’s Port of Balboa

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Durban Car Terminal Handles First Shipment of Lepas Vehicles in South Africa

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Transnet Launches Private-Sector Partnership for Richards Bay Dry Bulk Terminal

Transnet Seeks Private Partners to Boost Efficiency and Investment at Richards Bay Dry Bulk Terminal…
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Maersk Positioned to Take Control of Panama’s Port of Balboa

Maersk Set to Expand Influence at Panama’s Port of Balboa Following Supreme Court Ruling Against…
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Durban Car Terminal Handles First Shipment of Lepas Vehicles in South Africa

Durban Car Terminal Offloads First Batch of Chinese Lepas Vehicles, Boosting Automotive Trade in South…
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Private Sector Must Deliver 65Mt to Power South Africa’s Rail Freight Revival

R30bn–R40bn Private Investment Needed as Transnet Targets 250 Million Tonnes in Rail Freight Growth PlanPrivate-sector…
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Kazungula Bridge Authority Commissioned to Drive Regional Integration

Zambia and Botswana Commission Kazungula Bridge Authority to Boost Trade on the North–South Corridor Zambia…
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Zambia–Mozambique Fibre Link Strengthens Regional Digital Backbone

Bayobab Zambia and Vodacom Mozambique Complete Zambia–Mozambique Fibre Interconnection to Boost Southern Africa’s Digital Connectivity…
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DRC and Zambia Commit to Strengthened Border Security Cooperation

DRC–Zambia Defence and Security Commission Concludes in Lubumbashi, Pledges Stronger Border Crime Cooperation The 14th Session of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)–Zambia Joint Permanent Commission on Defence and Security has concluded in Lubumbashi, with both countries reaffirming their commitment to enhanced cooperation in combating crime and strengthening security along their shared border. Leading the Zambian delegation, Minister of Defence Hon. Ambrose Lwiji Lufuma, MP, underscored the importance of regional

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Road Freight Southern Africa

Zambia Urges Enhanced Security for Truck Drivers Following Attacks in DRC

Zambia Calls for Urgent Action on Safety of Truck Drivers Facing Threats Along DRC Transport Routes The Government of the Republic of Zambia has expressed deep concern over rising security threats faced by Zambian truck drivers operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), citing reports of harassment, intimidation, and violent attacks along key transport corridors. In a government communiqué issued by Minister of Defence Hon. Ambrose Lwiji Lufuma, MP,

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Ports & Terminals West Africa

Lekki Deep Sea Port Emerges as Nigeria’s Fastest-Growing Trade Hub

Lekki Deep Sea Port Handles $9.3 Billion in Trade, Cementing Status as Nigeria’s Second-Largest Port Nigeria’s Lekki Deep Sea Port has recorded approximately 13.46 trillion naira in combined imports and exports over the first nine months of 2025, equivalent to around $9.3 billion at current exchange rates. This achievement positions the port as the country’s second-largest in trade value, a remarkable feat for a facility that only began commercial operations

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Railway News Southern Africa

DRC Joins Nacala Rail Corridor Expansion to Boost Regional Trade

DR Congo Signs Agreement to Extend Nacala Railway, Enhancing Trade Connectivity Across Southern Africa On December 19, 2025, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) signed a ministerial declaration with Mozambique, Malawi, and Zambia to extend the Nacala railway corridor to Congolese borders, granting the country rail access to the Indian Ocean via Mozambique’s port of Nacala. The project envisions an integrated rail network spanning approximately 2,400 kilometers, linking Chipata

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Zambia Strengthens Commitment to Lobito Corridor

Zambia Reaffirms Support for Lobito Corridor to Enhance Trade, Infrastructure, and Regional Integration Zambia has reaffirmed its strong commitment to the Lobito Corridor following an official visit by its Ambassador to Angola, His Excellency Rev. Dr. Elias Munshya, to the Port of Lobito in Benguela Province. The visit underscores Zambia’s ongoing efforts to strengthen cooperation along this strategic regional infrastructure initiative linking Angola, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of the

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Air Freight East Africa

Ethiopian Airlines Launches Construction of Africa’s Largest Airport in Bishoftu

Ethiopian Airlines Begins $12.5 Billion Bishoftu Airport Project, Set to Become Africa’s Largest Aviation Hub by 2030 Ethiopian Airlines has officially launched construction of a new $12.5 billion international airport, a landmark infrastructure project set to become the largest aviation hub in Africa upon its completion in 2030. The state-owned carrier broke ground on the project on Saturday in Bishoftu, approximately 45 kilometres south-east of Addis Ababa. The Bishoftu International

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Railway News Southern Africa

AFC Secures Landmark Financing for Angola’s Lobito Atlantic Railway

AFC Signs $753 Million Financing Deal to Advance Lobito Atlantic Railway Corridor in Angola Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has announced the signing of key financing agreements for the Lobito Atlantic Railway Project in Angola, marking a major milestone for one of Southern Africa’s most strategic transport corridors. AFC, working alongside Eaglestone, acted as Co-Financial Adviser to Lobito Atlantic Railway S.A. (LAR), the concessionaire responsible for rehabilitating, upgrading, and operating the

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Madagascar and Mercy Ships Conclude Successful Africa Mercy 2025 Medical Mission

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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Air Freight Southern Africa

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

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Railway News Southern Africa

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

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