LUANDA, Oct. 21 (AGCNewsNet) – Angola’s Transport Ministry has announced that an international public tender for the concession of the Moçâmedes Railway Line will be launched in November, marking a major step toward the creation of the Southern Corridor, according to Forbes Africa Lusófona.

Transport Minister, Ricardo Viegas D’Abreu, said the concession aims to establish a public-private partnership that will enhance Angola’s logistical competitiveness and consolidate its role as a regional transport hub in Southern Africa.

“The project will integrate interior provinces with neighbouring Namibia and Zambia, while transforming the port of Namibe into a strategic and competitive alternative to other Southern African ports, particularly Namibia’s Walvis Bay,” D’Abreu stated during the inaugural Angola Hub Transport & Logistics Summit.

He expressed optimism about strong international interest in the project, which forms part of Angola’s broader infrastructure development strategy.

The Moçâmedes project is a central component of the Southern Corridor, which seeks to connect the resource-rich provinces of Huíla, Cuando Cubango, and Namibe to the Atlantic Ocean. Beyond serving as a trade route for raw materials, the initiative also envisions the development of a domestic steel industry that will add value to iron ore from the Cassinga mines in Huíla Province.

At the summit, D’Abreu also highlighted several other major infrastructure projects, including the Caio Deepwater Terminal in Cabinda, new airports in Cabinda and Mbanza Congo, the Dande Free Zone and associated port terminal in Bengo, and the planned “airport city” around the new international airport in Icolo e Bengo.

“These projects are delivering tangible results for the Angolan nation,” the minister said, citing job creation, workforce training, trade expansion, and strengthened industrial value chains as key benefits.

Experts believe that, if successfully implemented, the Moçâmedes concession could reposition Angola as a strategic transport axis linking the Atlantic Ocean to markets across the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

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