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During what is expected to be his final trip abroad as president, Biden will visit Angola with a focus on exploring the country’s history and economic potential. The visit will include a tour of a slavery museum and highlighting a railway project that aligns with his administration’s goals for the region.
Written by Zolan Kanno-Youngs
Zolan Kanno-Youngs reports on the White House and will be accompanying President Biden on Air Force One for a trip to Angola.
President Biden will start his long-awaited visit to Africa on Sunday evening by traveling to Angola. The purpose of the visit is to recognize the difficult past between the two countries and to pledge to a future of economic development through investment.
President Biden’s visit to Africa marks the first time an American president has visited the continent since Barack Obama’s trip to Kenya and Ethiopia in 2015.
This trip is expected to be President Biden’s final visit abroad while he is in office. He promised to visit Africa in 2022 to show the United States’ commitment to the continent’s future. Despite some delays, President Biden is now on a three-day diplomatic visit to Angola. During his visit, he will tour a slavery museum and highlight a rail corridor that his team sees as a key part of his administration’s economic approach in the region.
The Lobito Corridor project, which has a budget of $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 vital resources in Africa and to counter China’s increasing influence in the region.
Foreign policy experts believe that even though the Biden administration has made efforts to strengthen relationships, the United States is still not as successful as China and Russia in gaining economic and security influence in Africa.
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, stated that since disengaging with post-colonial Africa, it has been a low priority for the United States. He criticized administrations for coming up with ambitious African strategies that lack substance, comparing it to the old advertisement slogan "Where is the beef?"
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