PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says there’s need to cut bureaucracy in order to operationalise the Lobito Corridor. Meanwhile, World Bank Managing Director Anna Bjerde has disclosed that about 118 private sector projects worth $28bn have been identified along the corridor. Speaking during the second Lobito Corridor Coordination Meeting, Monday, President Hichilema called for reform agenda to be part of the corridor’s activities. “The reform agenda should be part of this corridor activities, cross-border, and institutional arrangements. That’s my observation. Otherwise, it will slow us down badly, and it will be very frustrating. That includes cutting bureaucracy in what we do. Tell the governments, tell the presidents, tell us what you want changed. Checklisting the things that stand in the way. I’m...




