Transport in Angola
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Transport in Angola comprises:
Roads
Two trans-African automobile routes pass through Angola:
- the Tripoli-Cape Town Highway
- the Beira-Lobito Highway
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Map of Trans-African Highways.
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Walking home on EN 105.
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Donkey-drawn carts.
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Three-wheeled motorcycles.
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Trucks.
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Automobiles in Luanda.
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New highway (2019).
Railways
There are three separate railway lines in Angola:
- CFL) (northern);
- CFB) (central), operated by the Lobito Atlantic Railwayjoint venture;
- Moçâmedes Railway (CFM) (southern);
Reconstruction of these three lines began in 2005 and they are now all operational. The
Waterways
- 1,300 km navigable (2008)
- country comparison to the world: 36
Pipelines
- gas 352 km; liquid petroleum gas 85 km; crude oil 1,065 km (2013)
In April 2012, the Zambian Development Agency (ZDA) and an Angolan company signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build a multi-product pipeline from Lobito to Lusaka, Zambia, to deliver various refined products to Zambia.[1][2]
Angola plans to build an oil refinery in Lobito in the coming years.
Ports and harbors
The government plans to build a deep-water port at
Merchant marine
- total: 58
- country comparison to the world: 115
- by type: cargo 13, oil tanker 8, other 37 (2008)
Airports
- 102 (2021)
Airports – with paved runways
- total: 30
- over 3,047 m: 5
- 2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
- 1,524 to 2,437 m: 12
- 914 to 1,523 m: 4
- under 914 m: 1 (2008)
Airports – with unpaved runways
- total: 181 (2008)
- over 3,047 m: 2
- 2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
- 1,524 to 2,437 m: 32
- 914 to 1,523 m: 100
- under 914 m: 42 (2008)
Angolan Airlines
- TAAG Angola Airlines
- Sonair
- Fly Angola
Heliports
- total: 1 (2021)
International and domestic services are maintained by
References
- ^ Chila Namaiko (14 April 2012). "Govt, Angola Ink U.S.$2.5 Billion Oil Deal". Lusaka, Zambia: Times of Zambia. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "Angola ready to 'oil' Zambia". Times of Zambia. Lusaka, Zambia. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "Futuro porto da Barra do Dande será um dos maiores de África". ANGOP (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 10 July 2017.
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