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Promise

Transform Zambia into a regional hub for road, rail and air logistics

Promise History

Chingola Kasumbalesa Road Commissioned by President Hichilema

President Hakainde Hichilema commissioned the rehabilitation of the 35 Kilometer Chingola-Kasumbalesa road on the Copperbelt Province, with the President stating that the rehabilitation of the road will open up the country’s economic growth as it will ease the movement of traffic to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) turning Zambia feeding into the goal of making Zambia a regional hub for road transport

Lusaka TimesPublished: April 15, 2024
Zambia secures 9.1m Pounds For Border Post

The Government has secured funding build a state of the art boarder at the Nakonde One Stop border post, which will help actualize Zambia’s plan to become a transport and logistics hub in the region with the minister of Transport and Logistics arguing that the initiative will not only foster smooth trade with neighboring Tanzania but also in enhancing Zambia’s role as a regional transit hub.

ZNBC NewsPublished: April 12, 2024
Zambia secures 9.1m Pounds For Border Post

The Government has secured funding build a state of the art boarder at the Nakonde One Stop border post, which will help actualize Zambia’s plan to become a transport and logistics hub in the region with the minister of Transport and Logistics arguing that the initiative will not only foster smooth trade with neighboring Tanzania but also in enhancing Zambia’s role as a regional transit hub.

ZNBC NewsPublished: April 12, 2024
President Hichilema Assures Transporters

President Hakainde Hichilema has assured players in the transport sector of total support from his government with the assurance that the government will give favor and priority to Zambian transport owners and drivers as they conduct the movement of people and cargo turning  the country into a hub for the region

ZNBC NewsPublished: April 12, 2024
Transport empowerment program launched

President Hichilema launched a citizen empowerment program in the transport sector in a bid to improve the transport sector in the 10 provinces , which is a positive step in making Zambia a logistics hub for the region.

ZNBC NewsPublished: March 14, 2024
Zambia secures US$270m

The Government of Zambia has secured funds for the rehabilitation of Serenje-Mpika road and the development of the Nakonde district one stop border post thus converting the Zambia – Tanzania corridor into a Safety, Mobility, Automated, Real-time Traffic Management -SMART corrido

ZNBC NewsPublished: February 23, 2024
New Airport to be built in Solwezi

Government has set aside Seventy million Kwacha to be used for the construction of a modern airport in Solwezi district of North Western province

ZNBC NewsPublished: February 9, 2024
Ministry of Defence signs a deal with the US Firm to build 5.000k of road.

U.S. company LANDLOCK Natural Paving, Inc. signed a five-year Joint Venture agreement with the Zambia National Service under the Ministry of Defence to build 5,000 kilometres of road in Zambia that will run through all 10 provinces of the country. The construction is scheduled to begin in March or April of 2024 contingent on weather conditions

Lusaka TimesPublished: October 30, 2023
Zambia and Democratic Republic of Congo have signed a Communique to start operating Kasumbalesa boarder facility.

Zambia and Democratic Republic of Congo signed a Communique to start operating Kasumbalesa boarder facility on a 24-hour window.

Zambian ObserverPublished: March 7, 2023
Zambia and Angola signed six memoranda of understanding.

Zambia and Angola signed six memoranda of understanding to facilitate the construction of the Zambia/Angola connection road.

Lusaka TimesPublished: January 12, 2023
AnGovernment sets aside K57 Million Kwacha to recapitalize TAZARA -Tayali railway. gola, DRC and Zambia sign a Tripartite Agreement on the Lobito Corridor.

The government set aside K57 Million Kwacha in this year’s budget for the re-capitalization of the Tazara Tayali railways 

Lusaka TimesPublished: January 20, 2023
Angola, DRC and Zambia sign a Tripartite Agreement on the Lobito Corridor.

The Minister of Transport of Zambia in collaboration with  Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed the Tripartite Agreement, which creates the Lobito Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency (LCTTFA).

Africa PressPublished: January 28, 2023

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