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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. He will 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 a trip to Angola aboard Air Force One.
President Biden is scheduled to start his long-awaited trip to Africa on Sunday evening by traveling to Angola. The purpose of his visit is to recognize the difficult and lengthy history between the United States and Angola, while also promising to focus on future economic investments in the region.
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 currently on his final trip abroad as President, fulfilling his promise to visit Africa in order to show support for the continent’s future. Despite some setbacks, he is now on a three-day trip to Angola, where he will tour a slavery museum and highlight a rail corridor that showcases his administration’s economic goals in the region.
A project called the Lobito Corridor, valued at $1 billion, aims to connect Angola with Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. These countries are abundant in critical minerals needed for manufacturing batteries for smartphones and electric vehicles. President Biden is showcasing this project to strengthen American efforts to secure access to these vital resources in Africa and to counter China’s increasing presence and influence on the continent.
Experts in foreign policy believe that, despite efforts from the Biden administration to establish positive relationships, the United States is still falling behind China and Russia in terms of economic and security power in Africa.
Tibor P. Nagy Jr., who has experience serving as an ambassador in Africa under both the Clinton and Trump administrations, criticized the lack of focus on Africa since the end of colonialism. He noted that some administrations have ambitious plans for Africa but fail to deliver on them, comparing it to a situation where promises are made but not fulfilled.
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