美国和南非正在投资7.53亿美元更新安哥拉的洛比托铁路, The U.S. and South Africa are investing $753 million to upgrade Angola’s Lobito railway to boost mineral exports and counter Chinese influence.

美国国际发展金融公司和南部非洲开发银行分别承诺提供5.53亿美元和2亿美元,用于整修安哥拉的洛比托铁路,这是通过洛比托港从刚果民主共和国和赞比亚向大西洋运输铜和钴的大项目的一部分。 The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation and the Development Bank of Southern Africa have committed $553 million and $200 million respectively to refurbish Angola’s Lobito railway, part of a larger project to transport copper and cobalt from the DRC and Zambia to the Atlantic via Lobito port. 1 289公里铁路线升级1 289公里的目的是将矿物运输能力提高到每年460万公吨,将运输成本降低30%,并在努力抵制中国对非洲基础设施的影响的同时,加强美非经济关系。 The 1,289-km rail line upgrade aims to boost mineral transport capacity to 4.6 million metric tons annually, cut shipping costs by up to 30%, and strengthen U.S.-Africa economic ties amid efforts to counter Chinese influence in African infrastructure.