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During his final overseas trip as president, Biden will be visiting Africa with a focus on both historical and economic aspects. In Angola, he plans to visit a slavery museum and highlight a rail corridor that is part of his administration’s regional strategy.
Written by Zolan Kanno-Youngs.
Zolan Kanno-Youngs reports on White House news and is scheduled to accompany President Biden on Air Force One to Angola.
On Sunday night, President Biden will embark on a long-awaited trip to Africa, starting with a visit to Angola. The visit is intended to recognize the complicated history between the two countries and to pledge to support future economic growth through investment.
Mr. Biden’s visit to Africa marks 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 international trip as president, following his commitment in 2022 to visit Africa to show the United States’ 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 corridor that demonstrates 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 are abundant in essential minerals needed for manufacturing batteries used in smartphones and electric vehicles. President Biden is emphasizing this project to strengthen US efforts to secure access to these vital resources in Africa and to counter China’s increasing presence and influence on the continent.
Foreign policy experts believe that, despite the Biden administration’s efforts to foster good relations, the United States is still falling behind China and Russia in terms of vying for economic and security power in Africa.
Tibor P. Nagy Jr., a former ambassador to Africa appointed by both President Bill Clinton and the Trump administration, expressed that Africa has been neglected since post-colonial times. He criticized administrations for creating ambitious African strategies that lack substance and fail to address the real issues.
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