Economic ambitions are the priority, says official with project that Washington has framed as de-risking mineral supply chains from Beijing
The stakes are high as Tazara recently secured a US$1.4 billion investment from the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC).
The venture creates a Chinese-controlled logistics chain from the mining pits to the port at Dar es Salaam.
Meanwhile, officials in Luanda, Kinshasa and Lusaka are pursuing interoperability to link the Atlantic port of Lobito with the Indian Ocean at Dar es Salaam and Mozambican ports.
Source: News - South China Morning Post
