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During what is expected to be his final international trip as president, Biden will visit Angola to explore the country’s history, particularly focusing on slavery through a museum visit. Additionally, he will highlight a railway project that is part of his administration’s economic strategy in the region.
Written by Zolan Kanno-Youngs.
Zolan Kanno-Youngs reports on the happenings at the White House and will be accompanying President Biden on Air Force One for his trip to Angola.
President Biden will embark on a trip to Africa on Sunday night, starting with a visit to Angola. The purpose of the visit is to recognize the difficult history shared between the two nations and to pledge to a future of economic partnership and development.
President Biden is making his first official visit to Africa, which is the first time an American president has visited the continent since Barack Obama’s trip to Kenya and Ethiopia in 2015.
This trip to Africa is expected to be President Biden’s final visit abroad before the end of his term. In 2022, he promised to visit the continent to show the United States’ commitment to Africa’s future. Despite several postponements, President Biden is now embarking on a three-day diplomatic tour of Angola. During his visit, he plans to tour a slavery museum and highlight a rail corridor as a key part of his administration’s economic strategy in the region.
A project called the Lobito Corridor, costing $1 billion, aims to connect Angola with Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. These countries have valuable minerals needed for smartphone and electric vehicle batteries. President Biden is promoting this project to secure American access to these resources in Africa and to counter China’s increasing presence on the continent.
Even though the Biden administration has made efforts to strengthen its relationships, the United States is still falling behind China and Russia in terms of economic and security influence in Africa, as stated by experts in foreign policy.
Tibor P. Nagy Jr., who has served as an ambassador in Africa under both President Bill Clinton and the Trump administration, stated that Africa has been neglected as a priority since the end of colonialism. He criticized administrations for making ambitious plans for Africa without following through on them, likening it to a lack of substance in a flashy advertisement.
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