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During his final overseas trip in office, President Biden will be visiting Angola to focus on historical and economic aspects. He will be visiting a slavery museum and highlighting 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 set to start his much-anticipated trip to Africa by heading to Angola on Sunday night. The visit is intended to recognize the difficult past between the two countries and to show a commitment to future economic partnerships.
The recent visit by Mr. Biden to Africa marks the first time an American president has traveled to the continent since Barack Obama’s trip to Kenya and Ethiopia in 2015.
This trip is expected to be President Biden’s final overseas visit while he is in office. He promised in 2022 to visit Africa to show the United States’ commitment to the continent’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 showcase a railway corridor that his team sees as a key part of his administration’s economic plan for the region.
A project called the Lobito Corridor, with a budget of $1 billion, aims to connect Angola with Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. These countries are abundant in important minerals needed for making batteries for smartphones and electric vehicles. President Biden is emphasizing this project to strengthen efforts to increase American access to these crucial resources in Africa and to counter China’s rising influence on the continent.
Even though the Biden administration has made efforts to build good relationships, the United States is still falling behind China and Russia in terms of 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 President Bill Clinton and later as assistant secretary of state for African affairs by the Trump administration, stated that post-colonial Africa has been neglected as a priority. Some administrations have made ambitious African strategies, but have failed to follow through with concrete actions. Nagy compared this to a famous advertisement asking, "Where is the beef?" indicating a lack of substance or tangible results.
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