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During his final overseas trip in office, President Biden will visit Angola with a focus on exploring the country’s history and economic potential. The president will tour a museum dedicated to slavery and highlight a railway project that is part of his administration’s regional development strategy.
Written by Zolan Kanno-Youngs.
Zolan Kanno-Youngs is a journalist who reports on the White House and will be accompanying President Biden on Air Force One for a trip to Angola.
On Sunday night, President Biden will embark on a visit to Africa, starting with Angola. The purpose of the trip is to recognize the historical difficulties between the two countries and to pledge to a future of economic development and investment.
President Biden is currently making his first visit to Africa, which is the first time an American president has visited the continent since Barack Obama’s trip to Kenya and Ethiopia in 2015.
Mr. Biden is currently on his final trip abroad as President, following his promise in 2022 to visit Africa to show support for the continent’s future. Despite some delays, he is now embarking on a three-day visit to Angola, where he will tour a slavery museum and highlight a rail corridor that his team sees as a key part of his administration’s economic plan for the region.
A project called the Lobito Corridor, costing $1 billion, aims to connect Angola with Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. These countries are abundant in essential minerals needed for smartphone and electric vehicle batteries. President Biden is emphasizing this project to strengthen American access to these resources in Africa and to counter China’s increasing influence in the region.
Foreign policy experts believe that even though the Biden administration is making efforts to strengthen relationships with Africa, the United States is still falling behind China and Russia in terms of economic and security influence on the continent.
According to Tibor P. Nagy Jr., who has served as an ambassador in Africa appointed by President Bill Clinton and later as assistant secretary of state for African affairs by the Trump administration, the focus on post-colonial Africa has been neglected since disengagement. He criticized some administrations for creating ambitious African strategies that lack substance, likening it to the phrase "Where is the beef?" from an old advertisement.
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