US set to extend African railway project through Tanzania  

The logo of the U.S. International Development Finance Corp. The agency is supplying some of the millions needed to rebuild the Benguela railway line that Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia used to export materials and minerals even before independence.

The U.S. government says it is set to expand the Lobito Corridor - a railway project that runs from Angola to Zambia through the Democratic Republic of the Congo - all the way to the Indian Ocean through Tanzania. The railway would connect African countries to global markets and enhance regional trade and economic growth, supporters say.