China, the United States and Japan Compete for Control over Critical Railway Corridors to Secure Mineral Supply Chains in Africa

Foreign Media: China, the United States, and Japan Compete for Key Railway Corridors in Africa to Control Critical Mineral Supply Chains

In central southern Africa, the geopolitical competition over key mineral transportation corridors is intensifying. The Zambian town of Kapiri Mposhi has become a strategic focal point for the competition between China, the United States, and Japan, where three important corridors converge: the China-led Tazara Railway, the Luapula Corridor supported by the United States, and the Nacala Corridor promoted by Japan.

Analysts point out that these infrastructures are not only tools for transporting minerals but also important means for global powers to reshape supply chains and compete for long-term strategic influence.

China has announced an investment of 1.4 billion USD to renovate the Tazara Railway, which leads to Dar es Salaam Port in Tanzania; while the Luapula Corridor connects the copper belt city of Ndola; the Nacala Corridor connects Zambia, Malawi with the Nacala Port and the capital Lusaka in Mozambique, highlighting Africa's strategic position in the green energy transition.

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