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During his final overseas trip as president, Biden will visit Angola, where he plans to explore a slavery museum and highlight a railway project that is part of his administration’s focus on history and economic development in the region.
Written by Zolan Kanno-Youngs.
Zolan Kanno-Youngs reports on the activities at the White House and will be accompanying President Biden on Air Force One for a trip to Angola.
On Sunday night, President Biden will start a trip to Africa that he has been planning for a while. His first stop will be Angola, where he plans to address the difficult and historic relationship between the two countries and focus on building a future of economic development.
Joe Biden’s journey to Africa marks the first time a US president has visited the continent since Barack Obama’s visit to Kenya and Ethiopia in 2015.
Mr. Biden is making what is likely to be his final trip abroad during his presidency, following his promise in 2022 to visit Africa to show support for the continent’s future. Despite facing several postponements, Mr. Biden is now on a three-day diplomatic visit to Angola, where he plans to tour a slavery museum and highlight a rail corridor that his team sees as a key part of his administration’s economic plan for the region.
A large 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 to manufacture batteries for smartphones and electric vehicles. President Biden is promoting this project to strengthen efforts 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 build positive relationships, the United States is still falling behind China and Russia in terms of competing for economic and security power 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 as assistant secretary of state for African affairs, stated that since disengaging with post-colonial Africa, it has been a low priority for the United States. He criticized administrations for creating ambitious African strategies that lack substance, comparing it to the famous advertisement asking "Where is the beef?"
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