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During his final overseas trip as president, Biden will visit Angola to explore its history and economic potential. He will visit a slavery museum and highlight a rail corridor as part of his administration’s regional strategy.
Authored 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 to Angola.
President Biden is set to start his trip to Africa on Sunday night with a visit to Angola. The visit is intended to recognize the difficult history between the two countries and to show a commitment to future economic investments.
President Biden’s visit to Africa marks the first time a sitting American president has visited the continent since Barack Obama’s trip to Kenya and Ethiopia in 2015.
Mr. Biden’s visit to Africa is expected to be his final trip abroad as president. He promised in 2022 to visit the continent to show the United States’ commitment to Africa’s future. Despite some setbacks, Mr. Biden is now on a three-day diplomatic trip to Angola. During his visit, he plans to tour a slavery museum and highlight a rail corridor that is seen as a key part of his administration’s economic plan for the region.
A project called the Lobito Corridor, costing $1 billion, aims to connect Angola with Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, all countries abundant in essential minerals needed for smartphone and electric vehicle batteries. President Biden is emphasizing this project to strengthen American access to these resources in Africa and to potentially counter China’s increasing presence on the continent.
Even though the Biden administration has made efforts to build friendly relationships, experts in foreign policy believe that the United States is still falling behind China and Russia in terms of economic and security influence in Africa.
Tibor P. Nagy Jr., a former ambassador to Africa appointed by both President Bill Clinton and the Trump administration, stated that since the disengagement with post-colonial Africa, it has been given little attention. He criticized administrations for creating ambitious African strategies that lack substance, comparing it to an advertisement with no real substance.
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