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<image:caption>Hakainde Hichilema, President of Zambia (right), shakes hands with Africa Finance Corporation President and CEO Samaila Zubairu as the two sides discuss progress on the Zambia–Lobito Railway, which will link Zambia's Copperbelt to the Atlantic via the Port of Lobito in Angola</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-09T00:01:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Railway project connecting Zambia's Copperbelt to Angola's Lobito Port targets 2027 financial close</news:title>
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