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During his final overseas trip as president, Biden will visit Angola to focus on history and economic opportunities. He plans to visit a slavery museum and highlight a rail corridor that is part of his administration’s regional strategy.
Written by Zolan Kanno-Youngs.
Zolan Kanno-Youngs reports on news from the White House and will be accompanying President Biden on Air Force One for a trip to Angola.
President Biden will start his planned trip to Africa on Sunday evening by visiting Angola. The purpose of the visit is to recognize the difficult past between the two countries and to pledge to focus on economic development in the future.
The upcoming visit to Africa by Mr. Biden will mark the first time an American president has visited the continent since Barack Obama’s trip to Kenya and Ethiopia in 2015.
Mr. Biden is making his final overseas trip as President to Africa, as he promised in 2022 to show the United States’ commitment to the continent’s future. After some delays, he is visiting Angola for three days to tour a slavery museum and highlight a rail corridor that showcases his administration’s economic plans for the region.
A project called the Lobito Corridor, which has a budget of $1 billion, aims to connect Angola, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. These countries are known for having abundant critical minerals used in making batteries for smartphones and electric vehicles. President Biden is promoting this project as a way to increase American access to these important resources in Africa and to counter China’s increasing influence on the continent.
Even though the Biden administration has made efforts to strengthen relationships, the United States is still falling behind China and Russia in terms of economic and security dominance in Africa as per experts in foreign policy.
Tibor P. Nagy Jr., a former ambassador to Africa appointed by both President Bill Clinton and the Trump administration, stated that since disengaging with post-colonial Africa, it has been a low priority. Some administrations have ambitious African strategies that lack substance, similar to the saying "Where is the beef?" from an old advertisement.
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