The U.S. is attempting to counter China's dominance in critical minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo by reviving the Lobito Corridor, a 1,300-kilometer railway in Angola. This initiative aims to reroute cobalt, lithium, and copper exports away from Chinese-controlled mines and processing facilities. However, China had previously invested $1.83 billion in rebuilding the Benguela Railway, which forms the core of the Lobito Corridor, and has significant existing investments in Angola. AI
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IMPACT Secures supply chains for materials essential to AI hardware manufacturing and energy transition.
RANK_REASON Geopolitical competition over critical resources and infrastructure investment. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=2 ai=0.4]
