A general view of the damaged railway line due to heavy floods near the Benguela station operated by the Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR) on April 23, 2026. The Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR) is a 1,300 km (plus a 450 km DRC extension) rail line and consortium operating a critical freight route connecting the Angola Port of Lobito to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Copperbelt. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP)