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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 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 is scheduled to start his much-anticipated journey to Africa on Sunday evening, with his first stop being Angola. The purpose of his visit is to recognize the difficult and tumultuous past shared by the United States and Angola, while also expressing a commitment to fostering economic growth and development in the future.
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.
Mr. Biden is currently on his final international trip as president, which follows his promise in 2022 to visit Africa to show the United States’ commitment to the continent’s future. Despite some postponements, Mr. Biden is now on a three-day diplomatic visit to Angola. During his visit, he plans to tour a slavery museum and emphasize a rail corridor that showcases 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 contain essential minerals needed for smartphone and electric vehicle batteries. President Biden is promoting this project to increase American access to these crucial resources in Africa and to counter China’s rising 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 the competition for economic and security power in Africa, as stated by 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 not been a top priority for the United States. He criticized administrations for creating ambitious African strategies that lack substance, comparing them to a misleading advertisement without any real substance.
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