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During his final overseas trip in office, President Biden will be visiting 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 is a journalist who reports on the White House and will be accompanying President Biden on Air Force One to Angola.
President Biden will start his long-awaited trip to Africa on Sunday evening, heading to Angola to recognize the difficult past between the two countries and to pledge to invest in their economic future.
President Biden is currently on his first trip to Africa, making him the first American president to visit the continent since Barack Obama’s trip to Kenya and Ethiopia in 2015.
This visit to Africa is expected to be President Biden’s final trip abroad during his term in office. He promised in 2022 to visit the continent to show the United States’ commitment to Africa’s future. Despite several delays, President Biden is now on a three-day diplomatic tour of Angola. During his visit, he will tour a slavery museum and highlight a rail corridor that his team sees as a key example of his administration’s economic approach in 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 crucial resources in Africa and to counter China’s increasing influence in the region.
Even though the Biden administration has made friendly efforts, the United States is still falling behind China and Russia in terms of economic and security influence in Africa, as per foreign policy experts.
"Tibor P. Nagy Jr., who has served as an ambassador in Africa appointed by President Bill Clinton and as assistant secretary of state for African affairs under the Trump administration, highlighted the lack of focus on post-colonial Africa as a neglected issue. Despite some administrations announcing ambitious African strategies, the actual implementation and impact of these plans are often lacking."
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