The Lobito Corridor, a railway project linking Angola, the DRC, and Zambia, is becoming a key part of US engagement in Africa under President Biden. Aimed at countering China's influence, it promises to boost regional trade and create jobs.

The $5 billion infrastructure project is aimed at securing critical minerals supply chains on the African continent

Kolwezi has some of the world's largest copper and cobalt reserves and that makes it a key location at the heart of the U.S. and China's jostle for mineral supremacy on the African continent.