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Zambia’s Rail Future Is Now: Minister Tayali on Lobito Corridor, MoUs and Regional Integration

At the Land-Linked Zambia Conference & Exhibition, hosted in collaboration with the Zambian Ministry of Transport and Logistics, Railways Africa Editor Phillippa Dean sat down with Honourable Frank Tayali, Zambia’s Minister of Transport and Logistics.

In this candid conversation, Minister Tayali discusses Zambia’s rail priorities, regional collaboration, and the country’s growing importance as a land-linked trade hub. Key topics include:

  • Regional cooperation and intra-African trade under AfCFTA
  • Mchinji–Chipata link and potential partnership with Nacala Logistics
  • The game-changing Lobito Corridor and dry port developments
  • Two newly signed MoUs with Angola – rail and aviation
  • Plans for Zambia Railways to move 3 million metric tons of copper by 2031
  • The $1.4 billion revitalisation of TAZARA with China Civil
  • Emphasis on PPP models and trade-facilitating infrastructure
  • Private sector involvement in unlocking economic corridors

Minister Tayali highlights Zambia’s commitment to regional integration, cost-effective transport solutions, and smarter infrastructure investment to drive down logistics costs, support industry, and create jobs.

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Zambia is driving regional rail integration. In this exclusive Railways Africa interview, Minister Frank Tayali talks Lobito Corridor, the Mchinji–Chipata link, $1.4B TAZARA plans, MoUs with Angola, and how Zambia Railways aims to move 3M tonnes of copper by 2031.

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