Introduction 2

The Lobito Corrido: Origin, structure, and status 3

The Benguela backbone 3

Private-sector concession 4

Making progress 5

Four corridors for future development 5

Filtering opportunities 6

The Liberty Corridor (Guinea and Liberia) 6

The Northern Corridor of East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, and the DRC) 6

Nacala Corridor (Mozambique–Malawi–Zambia) 9

Morocco as a continental processing hub 11

Recommendations 12

Anchor US-Africa critical minerals engagement in regional corridor-based PPPs 12

Deepen structured partnerships between the DFC and African DFIs 12

Launch a commerce-led corridor tech mission initiative to close data and mining-tech gaps 13

Deploy MCC regional compacts as the central tool of US-supported corridor development 13

Establish US-Africa corridor investment councils through AFC leadership 13

Conclusion 14

About the author 14

Acknowledgments 14