Govt to activate MoU for 8-Kilometer Canal from Shangombo
By Masauso Mkwayaya
Infrastructure, Housing, and Urban Development Minister CHARLES MILUPI says government will activate a Memorandum of Understanding -MoU- signed with Angola years back to construct an 8-kilometer canal from Shangombo into that country.
Mr. MILUPI says the MoU aims to facilitate the construction of the canal, marking the third access point into Angola created by Government in the last three years.
He says the second access into Angola is being established through the construction of the Mutanda-Mwinulunga, Ikelengi-Jimbe road, and the Tapo-Kalabo-Sikongo road.
Mr. MILUPI says the Zambia -Angola border is the second longest at 1100 kilometers and yet lacked proper access for many years.
He adds that the third access point is the Lobito Corridor, a railway line connecting the port of Lobito in Angola to Zambia.
Speaking in an interview with ZNBC’s MASAUSO MKWAYAYA in Angola, Mr. MILUPI said the three access points have been strategically planned to create export and import routes expected to drive economic growth.
Meanwhile, President HAKAINDE HICHILEMA is tomorrow expected in Angola for an official visit.
The President will participate in the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment Lobito Corridor Summit convened by Angola on the margins of the State Visit by United States of America President JOE BIDEN.
The Summit scheduled for tomorrow, December 4, 2024, which is expected to be attended by the Democratic Republic of Congo and the United Republic of Tanzania, will celebrate and highlight progress on the development of the Lobito Trans-Africa Corridor and the partnership of the Lobito Corridor Consortium.
