Transportation of Copper and cobalt mines from neighbouring DRC...

Transportation of Copper and cobalt mines from neighbouring DRC upto far away Tanzania’s coast is scheduled to become very easy following a joint highway project launched Monday by the two countries.According to reliable information, DRC’s President Felix Tshisekedi and Zambia’s Hakainde Hichilema broke ground on Monday at the site where a key part of the route — a 345 meter (1,130 feet) bridge over the Luapula river that separates their countries — will be erected.An estimated cost of over U$850 Million will be spent to construct the paved Kasomeno-Kasenga-Chalwe-Kabila-Mwenda Road.The project also includes the construction of the Luapula River Bridge.This project, which links the DRC to Africa’s east coast through Zambia’s Nakonde border and Tanzania, is poised to become the shortest route connecting the DRC to the Indian Ocean, opening up vast trade opportunities.It is expected that more than 400 trucks will utilize the Luapula River Bridge, providing a crucial trade link between Luapula province in Zambia and Lubumbashi in the DRC.