Luano Railway Project Gets Tshisekedi Thumbs-Up


By Joburg Post

The ongoing Zambia International Trade Fair (ZITF) may have already paid off for one of the exhibitors.

The Luano Railway Project got the presidential thumbs-up from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi, who was the guest of honour at the official opening on Friday, alongside his host Edgar Lungu.

The project, a Private Public Partnership by a group of Zambians, is aimed at establishing a US$6 billion railway line from Kasama to Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
There is a great hope that with the approval of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement,

 
 

Infrastructure development will be given focus, as improving the efficencny of cross-border infrastructure will improve the time lags in in moving goods and services but also will reduce the cost of doing business within the continent. 
-JP

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