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The government of Angola is planning to build a 1,400km highway connecting the north and south of the country. The minister was speaking at the 15th International Forum on Investment and Infrastructure Construction, which took place in Macau, China, in late June. He said China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) would invest in studies and work on the scheme, and he spoke about the need to promote public-private partnerships (PPP) and the build-operate-transfer (BOT) in Angola’s infrastructure projects.
It will be Angola's first motorway.
According to a report by China’s Macao News quoting Portugal's Lusa News Agency, the highway will connect southern Angola with neighbouring Namibia and run towards the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo in northern Angola, extending from the southern Cunene province to the northwestern Zaire and Cabinda provinces.
CRBC will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the project at the China-Africa Cooperation Forum in Beijing in early September before beginning the studies. The feasibility studies are due to be finalised by the middle or end of 2025, at which point CRBC will invest around US$50-75 million in the project. studies are finalised, the parties will decide whether the PPP will include a concession and the installation of road tolls. Construction would begin at the end of 2025 or in 2026 and cost around US$2.5 billion in total
The new highway is intended to serve as a development corridor, connecting Angola with southern and central Africa.
