15/10/2026
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ
โCommunities, traditional leaders, the Church, local authorities, and civil society came together in Solwezi for the First Lobito Corridor Indaba to ask one simple question: ๐พ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐? โThe message from the gathering was clear.
Too much planning has happened in high-level meetings, leaving the communities along the route behind. Too often, officials deliver speeches and leave without listening.
โWe do not want a conveyor belt that only carries raw copper out of Zambia faster. We want a corridor that brings processing, jobs, skills, and business opportunities to North-Western Province, and protects our land and environment.
โTo guide this, the Indaba adopted the 5-Point Lobito Corridor Community Charter:
โ1๏ธโฃ Engage the people, not just high-level meetings
2๏ธโฃ Our land is our inheritance
3๏ธโฃ Value and opportunity must stay with us
4๏ธโฃ Protect our common home
5๏ธโฃ Open information and follow-through
โWe call on the Government, investors, and development partners to endorse the Charter and walk this journey with the people.
โ๐ Read/download the full Charter here: https://caritaszambia.org/press/press-releases/communique-on-the-inaugural-lobito-corridor-community-and-investment-indaba-2026
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