Regarding the risk that US support for the Lobito Corridor may be halted or scaled back under Trump, Hunter said that the project aligns strongly with the first Trump administration's strategy to counter Chinese dominance in Africa's mining industry. With the DFC's $553 million in investment loans to the Lobito Corridor approved by its board in October, she remarked that unwinding these investments would be challenging as the loans are now ready for disbursement.
"The Lobito Corridor is essential for getting minerals to market, and we see strong alignment with the administration's wider strategic goals in maintaining this course," she said.
Dr. Harry Verhoeven, senior research scholar
"In terms of expenditure or political capital, I wouldn't expect the Trump administration to do much on the African front," he said. "The only major African initiatives that are likely to survive are those that can be clearly positioned as countering China."
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