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During his final overseas trip as president, Biden will visit Angola to explore the country’s history and economic potential. He plans to visit a slavery museum and highlight a rail corridor that aligns with his administration’s regional strategy.
Written by Zolan Kanno-Youngs
Zolan Kanno-Youngs is a journalist who reports on the White House and will be accompanying President Biden on Air Force One for his trip to Angola.
President Biden is set to embark on a trip to Africa starting on Sunday night, with his first stop being Angola. This visit is intended to recognize the complex and difficult history shared between the United States and Angola, while also signaling a commitment to future economic partnerships and investments.
Mr. Biden is the first American president to visit Africa since Barack Obama went to Kenya and Ethiopia in 2015.
This visit to Africa is expected to be President Biden’s final trip abroad before his term ends. He made a promise in 2022 to visit the continent to show the United States’ commitment to Africa’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 symbolizes his administration’s economic approach in the region.
A project called the Lobito Corridor, which costs $1 billion, aims to connect Angola with Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. These countries are abundant in critical minerals needed for smartphone and electric vehicle batteries. President Biden is promoting this project to strengthen American access to these crucial resources in Africa and to counter China’s increasing dominance 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 vying 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, expressed that since the disengagement with post-colonial Africa, it has been a neglected priority. He criticized administrations for creating ambitious African strategies without concrete actions to support them, comparing it to the lack of substance in a popular advertisement slogan.
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