Definition
SNCC is the DRC's national railway company, operating the rail network in the southern and eastern DRC including the critical Katanga mineral railway connecting DRC mines to the Zambian and Angolan border crossings. SNCC infrastructure condition has historically been a bottleneck for mineral exports.
Corridor Context
The SNCC network is the DRC link in the Lobito Corridor chain, connecting mines in the Copperbelt to the Angolan border at Dilolo. SNCC's chronic underinvestment and operational challenges have been a primary constraint on corridor throughput. Rehabilitation of the SNCC DRC segment is a priority within the $6B corridor funding package, with the DFC and AFC providing targeted investment for track and rolling stock upgrades.
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