{Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo railways services resumed on Thursday after being interrupted 29 years ago due to the armed conflict, public media confirmed.}
The Benguela Railway Station (CFB) links DRC through Luau municipality in Moxico Province.
The Angola Government spent about $2 billion to repair the railway line.
“This rehabilitation is our highest achievement this year and it will better both countries” Jornal de Angola quoted Mr Juvenal Mutunda, a railway official as saying.
“From now on, Angola, DRC and Zambia trade will be improved.”
The railway connects to the DRC’s network, which in turn connects to the railway network in Zambia.
CFB will also link Angola to Namibia with construction work expected to be complete by the end of the year.
The 1,344km long Benguela Railway was completed in 1922.
Daily Nation
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