This report provides practical guidance for governments, the EITI community and partners on how transparency and multi-stakeholder processes can strengthen accountability across mining, infrastructure and investments in the Lobito Corridor.
- Strategic mineral partnerships are reshaping how critical minerals are financed, transported and traded. Rising demand for transition minerals is driving new forms of cooperation between governments, development partners and companies, with a growing focus on integrated supply chains rather than isolated mining investments.
- The Lobito Corridor illustrates both the potential and complexity of these new supply chain models. While the Corridor offers a strategic alternative route for copper and cobalt exports, its development remains uneven and dependent on coordination across countries, institutions and financing arrangements.
- Diversification and value addition are possible, but not guaranteed. The Corridor could support local content, supplier development and downstream processing, but outcomes will depend on governance and policy decisions, as well as addressing constraints such as power supply, infrastructure gaps, financing and industrial capacity.
- Governance gaps, rather than geology or finance alone, present key risks to achieving development outcomes. Weak transparency, limited coordination and unclear rules across mining, transport and infrastructure can undermine investment, delay implementation and reduce domestic value capture.
- Transparency and multi-stakeholder oversight are critical to de-risking the Corridor and strengthening cross-country coordination. Improving EITI disclosures on transport, infrastructure and value addition – and leveraging multi-stakeholder processes across corridors through the EITI and other frameworks such as the Africa Mining Vision and national mechanisms – can strengthen accountability and set up corridors for long-term success.
Report overview
This report provides practical guidance for governments, the EITI community and partners on how transparency and multi-stakeholder processes can strengthen accountability across mining, infrastructure and investments in the Lobito Corridor. It addresses its objectives through a structured analysis across four sections:
- Sections 1 and 2 set the geopolitical context within which the Lobito Corridor is emerging.
- Section 3 assesses the current state of the Corridor, describing its infrastructure, financing status, institutional arrangements and emerging performance signals, and outlining the path ahead.
- Sections 4 and 5 examine how Angola, the DRC and Zambia can use the Corridor to capture greater value from mineral production, including through expanded processing, local content and supplier development.
- Finally, Sections 6, 7 and 8 focus on governance, transparency and risk management, identifying where improved access to information for local stakeholders and companies can enable meaningful participation in Corridor-related investments, and outlining policy considerations for balancing investment attraction with development objectives.
The Lobito Corridor: A frontier for transition mineral partnerships in Africa
This report provides practical guidance for governments, the EITI community and partners on how transparency and multi-stakeholder processes can strengthen accountability across mining, infrastructure and investments in the Lobito Corridor.
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