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During one of his final trips abroad as president, Biden will be visiting Angola with a focus on exploring the country’s history and economic potential. He plans to visit a slavery museum and highlight a rail corridor that is part of his administration’s efforts to boost development in the region.
Authored by Zolan Kanno-Youngs
Zolan Kanno-Youngs reports on news from the White House and is scheduled to accompany President Biden on Air Force One for a trip to Angola.
On Sunday night, President Biden will start a trip to Africa 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 visit to Africa by Mr. Biden marks the first time an American president has visited 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 while in office. He promised to visit the continent in 2022 to show the United States’ commitment to Africa’s future. Despite some setbacks, President Biden is now embarking on a three-day diplomatic visit to Angola. During his time there, he will tour a slavery museum and showcase a rail corridor that his administration sees as a key part of their economic strategy in the region.
A project called the Lobito Corridor, with a budget of $1 billion, aims to connect Angola with Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. These countries are abundant in important 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 efforts to strengthen relationships, the United States is still falling behind China and Russia in terms of economic and security influence in Africa, as stated by experts in foreign policy.
Tibor P. Nagy Jr., who has served as an ambassador in Africa appointed by both President Bill Clinton and the Trump administration, expressed that post-colonial Africa has been neglected as a priority. He criticized administrations for creating ambitious African strategies without tangible results, likening it to a lack of substance in a popular advertisement.
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