DR CONGO · GEOPOLITICS
Key Facts
—Signed: The concession contract for the Dilolo–Sakania railway was signed in Kinshasa on 26 August 2026. Presidents Félix Tshisekedi and João Lourenço both attended.
—Scale: The line runs 1,004.5 kilometres, from Dilolo on the Angolan border to Sakania on the Zambian border. It passes through Kolwezi, Tenke and Lubumbashi.
—Money: Tshisekedi put the indicative investment at close to US$1.258 billion. That covers studies, rehabilitation, modernisation, extension, operation and maintenance.
