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During one of his final trips abroad as president, Biden will be visiting Angola to explore the country’s history and economic prospects. He will be visiting a museum dedicated to slavery and emphasizing a railway project that is part of his administration’s development plans for the region.
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 will start his planned trip to Africa on Sunday evening, starting with a visit to Angola. The purpose of this visit is to recognize the difficult and lengthy history between the two countries, while also pledging to focus on future economic investments.
President Biden is currently visiting Africa, making him the first American president to do so since Barack Obama’s trip to Kenya and Ethiopia in 2015.
Mr. Biden is making his final trip abroad as President to Africa, fulfilling a promise he made in 2022 to show support for the continent’s future. Despite some setbacks, he is now embarking on a three-day diplomatic visit to Angola. During his time there, he plans to visit a slavery museum and highlight a rail corridor that represents his administration’s economic plans for the region.
A project called the Lobito Corridor, with a budget of $1 billion, aims to connect Angola, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. These countries are abundant in essential minerals required for making batteries for smartphones and electric vehicles. President Biden is emphasizing this project to strengthen efforts in increasing American access to these crucial resources in Africa and to counter China’s growing influence in the region.
Foreign policy experts have noted that even though the Biden administration has made efforts to strengthen relationships with African countries, the United States is still falling behind China and Russia in terms of economic and security influence on the continent.
According to Tibor P. Nagy Jr., who has served as an ambassador in Africa under Presidents Bill Clinton and Trump, the United States has neglected post-colonial Africa as a priority. He criticizes administrations for creating ambitious African strategies that lack substance, likening it to a lack of "beef" in an advertisement.
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