LOBITO

lōbēˈtō, loovēˈtō, city (1983 est. pop. 150,000), W central Angola, on the Atlantic Ocean. Angola's most important port after Luanda, it is also a road hub and the western terminus of the trans-African Benguela railroad, which connects the port with the mines in the Congo and Zambia. The city is built mainly on reclaimed land. The harbor, protected by a sandbar, is among the best on Africa's west coast, but the Angolan civil war, which closed the railroad, caused the port to fall largely into disuse. Lobito was founded by the Portuguese in 1843. The completion of the railroad from Benguela in 1929 made Lobito an important commercial center and Angola's chief port, but it declined in the 1970s due to damage of port facilities during the war of independence from Portugal.

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books on: Lobito  - 83 results

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The Geography of Modern Africa
Book by Williarn A. Hance; Columbia University Press, 1964
Subjects: Africa--Geography
...loader has increased the capacity of Lobito from 2 to 3.5 million metric tons. The Benguela Railway permits Lobito to rank as the second port in tonnage...BCK in 1931. Extending 838 miles from Lobito to the border, the Benguela Railway...
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The Skull beneath the Skin: Africa after the Cold War
Book by Mark Huband; Westview Press, 2001
Subjects: Africa--Colonial Influence, Africa--Politics And Government--1960-, Africa--Relations--Foreign Countries
...people. The WFP Hercules lumbered over Lobito and dropped down to Benguela. The hub...out of town and along the coast toward Lobito, the major port for southern Angola...mounted by people so weakened by hunger. Lobito had once been a center for processing...
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Angola, a Country Study
Book by Thomas Collelo; U.S. G.P.O., 1991
Subjects: Angola
...the line. The rehabilitation of the " Lobito corridor" has been adopted as an official...of the entire Benguela Railway from Lobito to the Zaire border. The project also included the development of the Lobito> port at a cost of about US...
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Africa South
Book by Harm J. De Blij; Northwestern University Press, 1962
Subjects: South Africa--Description And Travel, South Africa--History
...the railway through the Congo and Angola to Lobito, Beira remained the only direct outlet for...the laborious journey to Cape Town. After the Lobito link was established, Beira and Lobito shared the exports from the Rhodesia interior...
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The Angolan Economy: Prospects for Growth in a Postwar Environment
Book by Shawn H. Mccormick; Westview Press, 1994
...Luanda harbor. In 1973, the port of Lobito handled 2,545,000 tons of commercial...1987, of which 90 percent was imports. Lobito is the only Angolan port to possess facilities...these are in need of increased capacity. Lobito also has a large unused ore-loading...
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Dueling Bands and Good Girls: Gender, Music, and Nation in Luanda's Musseques, 1961-1974*
Journal article by Marissa J. Moorman; The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Vol. 37, 2004
Subjects: African history, Colonialism, Luanda Angola, Musical recordings, Popular music, Reforms, Social life & customs
...petroleum derivatives).36 Most of these factories were concentrated on the periphery of cities like Luanda, Benguela, and Lobito and provided jobs to people newly arrived to the musseques from rural areas. While noting the overabundance of unskilled workers...
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Peacekeeping and the Lusaka Protocol *
Journal article by Dawn M. Hewitt; Melbourne Journal of Politics, Vol. 26, 1999
Subjects: Angola--Politics and government, Civil war--Analysis, Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes--Analysis, Peace treaties--Interpretation and construction
...p. 51. `British Troops head for Angola, London Press Association, 1512 GMT 2 May 95. `150 British Soldiers Arrive in Lobito, TPA Television Network, Luanda, 1930 GMT 3 May 95. (16.) `Russian Servicemen Join UN Angola Verification Mission...
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Xenobiotic Acceleration of Idiopathic Systemic Autoimmunity in Lupus-Prone BXSB Mice
Journal article by K. Michael Pollard, Deborah L. Pearson, Per Hultman, Tricia N. Deane, Uif Lindh, Dwight H. Kono; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 109, 2001
Subjects: CALTAG Laboratories Inc.
...CD95(APO-1/Fas)-mediated apoptosis: live and let die. Adv Immunol 71:163-210 (1999). 42. Wang J, Zheng L, Lobito A, Chan FK, Dale J, Sheller M, Yen X, Puck JM, Straus SE, Lenardo MJ. Inherited human Caspase 10 mutations underlie...
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Retour d'Angola
Journal article by Dunja Hersak; African Arts, Vol. 43, 2010
Subjects: Antiquities--Exhibitions, Delachaux, Theodore--Exhibitions
...middle of the staircase shaft a monumental giraffe patterned pedestal holds a bark container labeled "MSSA 117, Anvers via Lobito," and was the type used to transport the Swiss acquisitions (Fig. 1). The exhibition then fans out into five thematic...
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The Literature on Chinese Outward Fdi
Journal article by Ziyi Wei; Multinational Business Review, Vol. 18, 2010
Subjects: China, Competitive advantage, Foreign investment, Host country, Multinational corporations, Studies
...estimated US$500,000 refurbishment of the Benguela railroad, a new airport in Luanda, and the building of a refinery in Lobito (Kiggundu 2008). Another example is China Construction Banks acquisition of the Bank of America (Asia) in 2006 to promote...
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magazine articles on: Lobito  - 27 results

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When China Met Africa
Magazine article by Serge Michel; Foreign Policy, May-June 2008
Subjects: Africa--Economic aspects, Africa--International aspects, Africa--Political aspects, Chinese foreign relations--Economic aspects, Chinese foreign relations--Political aspects, Chinese foreign relations--Social aspects, Globalization--Political aspects, International cooperation--Evaluation
...railway connecting the coastal city of Lobito with the inland border of the country...ground, everything has vanished. In Lobito, the assistant director of the Benguela...billion contract for an oil refinery in Lobito was canceled by the Angolans, and $2...
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Angola Awakens
Magazine article; African Business, March 2011
Subjects: Petroleum industry--Economic aspects, Petroleum industry--Industry forecasts, Petroleum industry--Production management
...discussing joint development of both the Lobito plant and a second refinery to be built...the countrys three main ports, Luanda, Lobito and Namibe, are being reopened to enable...minister, Jose Joao Kuvingua, said that Lobito would soon begin to handle mining exports...
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Broader Economic Horizons
Magazine article by Neil Ford; New African, July 2010
Subjects: Angola--Economic aspects, Economic growth--Distribution, Economic growth--Management, Inflation (Economics)--Angola, Inflation (Economics)--Statistics, Inflation (Finance)--Angola, Inflation (Finance)--Statistics, Mineral industry--Economic aspects, Mining industry--Economic aspects, Petroleum industry--Economic aspects
...Soyo and now a massive new oil refinery is to be developed at Lobito. The first phase of the refinery will come on stream in 2014...than the domestic market can absorb but it is hoped that the Lobito plant will be able to market its output to the rest of Southern...
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Zambia's Economy Back on the Rails: Zambia's Economy Seems Finally to Have Turned the Corner. Economic Growth Has Been Better Than Forecast, a Large Chunk of External Debt Has Been Cancelled and a New Railway Link with Angola Will Help Boost Exports. Report by Neil Ford
Magazine article by Neil Ford; African Business, July 2005
Subjects: Economic development--Forecasts and trends, Economic development--Zambia, National government--Finance, National government--Planning, Railroads--Design and construction, Zambia--Economic aspects
...province of Katanga in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), access to the Angolan port of Lobito. ILLUSTRATION OMITTED Lobito was an import-export port for a wide swathe of central and southern Africa in the decades leading up to...
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Angola's New Friends: Angola Is Now China's Leading Oil Supplier, Outstripping Saudi Arabia. within the Next Decade, China Will Outpace the US as the Biggest Global Consumer of Oil. China, Thus, Sees Angola as a Partner Worthy of Special Attention. Kate Eshelby Reports
Magazine article by Kate Eshelby; New African, October 2007
Subjects: Angola--International economic relations, China--Buildings and facilities, China--International economic relations, Economic conditions--Analysis, Petroleum industry--Analysis, Postwar reconstruction
...also building roads, including one from Lubango to Ondjiva and Lobito to Luanda. Ju Lizhao, the projects boss, says: "We are...fisheries this year. And the investment for a new oil refinery in Lobito is coming from SSI, a joint venture between Chinas Sinopec...
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Umbilicals Centre of Excellence
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), September 24, 2010
Subjects: Gas industry
...and project management. Technip operates four umbilical manufacturing sites located in Newcastle (UK), Houston (US), Lobito (Angola) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), collectively referred to as Technip Umbilical Systems (TUS). Umbilicals provide...
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Snap Happy
Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), October 15, 2005
...workers from Duco Ltd in Wallsend celebrating Michael Owens first goal for the Magpies with the Evening Chronicle and the youth of Lobito Market in Angola, West Africa. Last but not least thanks to Margaret Surrey from Winlaton for this pic of her trip to Cornerbrook...
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List of Nursing Board Passers 'D'
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, March 2, 2009
...GLADYS PARAGAS DE VERA, GLENN LUIS SAN MIGUEL DE VERA, JANNETTE JANE TOBIAS DE VERA, JARDINE LIM DE VERA, JENNIFER GLEN LOBITO DE VERA, JOANNA FATIMA MARTINEZ DE VERA, JOANNA MARIA EUGENIO DE VERA, JOSE FERNANDO CLORES DE VERA, JOY BERNARDO DE VERA...
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Zimbabwe Spirals into Chaos; Violent Raids Target Election Files That Support Mugabe Foes' Win
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 26, 2008
Subjects: Mugabe, Robert, News agencies, The Associated Press, Tsvangirai, Morgan
...the South African port of Durban last week. Yesterday, Angola said the ship had been allowed to dock at the Angolan port of Lobito, but only to unload cargo for Angola, the AP reported. Veteran Zimbabwe journalist, Wilf Mbanga, now exiled in Britain...
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Family, Church Take Up Effort to Help People of Angola
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), July 23, 2005
...a railroad yard in New York, where its loaded onto a ship. Two months and several stops later, it arrives at the port of Lobito in Angola. Then its placed onto another truck that takes it to the seminary in Benguela. The packages from the container are...


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encyclopedia articles on: Lobito  - 2 results

 
 
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Lobito
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LOBITO lobe to, loove to, city (1983 est. pop...caused the port to fall largely into disuse. Lobito was founded by the Portuguese in 1843...the railroad from Benguela in 1929 made Lobito an important commercial center and Angolas...
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Angola
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...In addition to Luanda, other important cities are Huambo , Lobito , Benguela , and Namibe . The overwhelming majority of Angolas...China to help rebuild the countrys infrastructure. Luanda and Lobito are Angolas main shipping ports. The countrys main trading...


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