US committed to funding Angola's Lobito rail corridor despite spending cuts, diplomat says


LUANDA (Reuters) - The United States remains committed to funding the Lobito rail corridor, a project to help transport critical minerals from the central African copperbelt to the West, despite President Donald Trump's aggressive spending cuts, a U.S. diplomat said.

The U.S, through its International Development Finance Corporation, set up during Trump's first term in 2019, has pledged a $550 million loan to support Lobito, which is considered key in countering Chinese control over copper and cobalt supplies in the region.

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