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During his final overseas trip in office, President Biden will visit Angola to 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 the activities at the White House and will be accompanying President Biden on Air Force One for his trip to Angola.
On Sunday night, President Biden will start his planned trip to Africa by visiting Angola. The purpose of the visit is to address the historical difficulties between the two countries and to pledge to increase economic investment in the future.
The recent visit by President Biden 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’s visit to Africa is expected to be his final international trip while in office. He promised in 2022 to visit the continent to show the United States’ commitment to Africa’s future. After some delays, he is now on a three-day diplomatic tour in Angola. During his visit, he will tour a slavery museum and highlight a rail corridor that showcases his administration’s economic strategy 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 possess valuable minerals needed for smartphone and electric vehicle batteries. President Biden is promoting this project to increase American access to these resources in Africa and to counter China’s rising influence on the continent.
Foreign policy experts have noted that despite the efforts of the Biden administration to improve relationships, the United States is still falling behind China and Russia in terms of 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. Some administrations have ambitious African strategies, but they lack substance, similar to the saying "Where is the beef?" in an old advertisement.
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