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During a visit to Africa, President Biden will focus on exploring the region’s history and promoting economic opportunities. In Angola, which is expected to be his final international trip during his term, the president plans to visit a museum dedicated to slavery and highlight a railway project 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 a trip to Angola.
On Sunday night, President Biden will start a trip to Africa by visiting Angola. The purpose of the visit is to recognize the difficult history between the two countries and to pledge to work towards economic development in the future.
The recent visit to Africa by Mr. Biden marks the first time an American president has traveled to the continent since Barack Obama’s trip to Kenya and Ethiopia in 2015.
Mr. Biden is making his final official trip abroad as president, fulfilling his promise to visit Africa in 2022 to show support for the continent’s future. Despite some setbacks, he is now on a three-day diplomatic visit to Angola, where he plans to tour a slavery museum and highlight a rail project that showcases his administration’s economic approach in 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 have an abundance of essential minerals needed for producing batteries for smartphones and electric vehicles. President Biden is showcasing this project to strengthen American efforts to secure access to these vital resources in Africa and to counter China’s increasing influence on the continent.
Even though the Biden administration is making efforts to strengthen relationships, experts in foreign policy believe that the United States is still falling behind China and Russia in terms of competing for economic and security influence in Africa.
Tibor P. Nagy Jr., a former ambassador to Africa appointed by President Bill Clinton and later by the Trump administration as assistant secretary of state for African affairs, stated that post-colonial Africa has been neglected by the US. He criticized administrations for creating ambitious African strategies without concrete actions to back them up, likening it to a lack of substance similar to the old advertisement slogan "Where’s the beef?".
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