Angola's rail link with Zambia

[John Ashworth]

ANGOLA’S LINK WITH ZAMBIA

On October 2, 2012 Railways Africa

According to Angolan National Railway Institute director Julio Bango Joaquim, construction of the rail link between Angola and Zambia – by way of the Benguela Railway into the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – is due to be completed “soon”. This is a priority, he says, to boost development between the two countries. Joaquim foresees combining Angola’s three separate railways together with the connection to the DRC as ultimately forming “a regional rail grid.” The Angolan transport ministry, he adds, aims for electric trains eventually, but this depends on improving the quality of electricity generation in the country.