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During his final overseas trip as president, Biden will visit Angola to focus on the country’s history and economic potential. He will visit a museum dedicated to slavery and highlight a railway project that is part of his administration’s regional development plan.
Written by Zolan Kanno-Youngs
Zolan Kanno-Youngs reports on White House news and will be accompanying President Biden on Air Force One during his trip to Angola.
President Biden is set to travel to Angola on Sunday night to fulfill a previous commitment to visit Africa. The purpose of the visit is to recognize the difficult history between the two nations and to pledge to support economic development in the future.
Mr. Biden is making his first visit to Africa as President, which is the first time an American president has visited the continent since Barack Obama’s trip to Kenya and Ethiopia in 2015.
Mr. Biden is currently on his final trip overseas before the end of his term in office. He promised in 2022 to visit Africa to show the United States’ commitment to the continent’s future. Despite some delays, Mr. Biden is now on a three-day diplomatic visit to Angola. During his trip, he will visit a slavery museum and highlight a rail corridor that demonstrates his administration’s economic strategy in the region.
A project called the Lobito Corridor, which is worth $1 billion, aims to connect Angola with Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. These nations are abundant in essential minerals used for making batteries for smartphones and electric vehicles. President Biden is showcasing this project to strengthen efforts to increase American access to these vital resources in Africa and to compete with China’s rising influence in the region.
Even though the Biden administration has been making friendly gestures, experts in foreign policy believe that the United States is still falling behind China and Russia in terms of competing for economic and security power in Africa.
Tibor P. Nagy Jr., who has served as an ambassador in Africa under both President Bill Clinton and the Trump administration, expressed 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 a misleading advertisement without any real substance.
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