Lobito Corridor Dealmaking: Angola’s João Lourenço heads to Kinshasa to witness new Lobito Corridor contracts with DRC President Félix Tshisekedi, with the railway concession and related agreements framed as the next step to fully operationalize the transnational corridor and unlock regional trade. Mining & Critical Minerals Diplomacy: Angola promotes a business forum in Australia focused on investing in critical minerals, highlighting projects such as Connected Minerals’ Angola-linked rare earth and strategic mineral interests. Rail + Copper/Cobalt Logistics: Mota-Engil is set to sign a 30-year DRC railway concession tied to copper and cobalt transport via Lobito, with potential US financing support—another push in the critical minerals race. Food Industry (Poultry): USDA expects Angola’s poultry market to keep leaning on imports through 2027, even as licensing rules tighten approvals and domestic sourcing requirements remain largely unenforced. Agribusiness Tech: PlantVoice pitches “plant intelligence” for precision agriculture by combining plant physiological sensing with weather and soil data. Energy Supply Risk: Namibia’s jet fuel shortage, linked to contaminated cargo, is forcing reroutes and could persist into the weekend, underscoring fragile regional fuel logistics.