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During his final overseas trip as president, Biden will visit Angola to focus on highlighting the country’s history and economic potential. He plans to visit a slavery museum and showcase a rail corridor that is part of his administration’s regional strategy.
Written by Zolan Kanno-Youngs
Zolan Kanno-Youngs is a journalist who reports on the White House and is scheduled to accompany President Biden on Air Force One for a trip to Angola.
On Sunday night, President Biden will start his planned trip to Africa by visiting Angola. The purpose of the visit is to recognize the difficult history between the two countries and to show a commitment to future economic development through investment.
President 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, fulfilling his promise to visit Africa in order to show support for the continent’s future. Despite some setbacks, he is now embarking on a three-day diplomatic visit to Angola. During his time there, he will tour a slavery museum and highlight a rail corridor that symbolizes his administration’s economic plans for the region.
A project called the Lobito Corridor, with a budget of $1 billion, aims to connect Angola, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. These countries are abundant in the important minerals needed for smartphone and electric vehicle batteries. President Biden is promoting this project to strengthen American access to these crucial resources in Africa and to counter China’s increasing presence and influence on the continent.
Foreign policy experts believe that even though the Biden administration is making efforts to strengthen ties with Africa, the United States is still falling behind China and Russia in terms of economic and security influence in the region.
According to Tibor P. Nagy Jr., who has served as an ambassador in Africa under President Bill Clinton and as assistant secretary of state for African affairs under the Trump administration, the United States has neglected post-colonial Africa as a priority. He criticizes administrations for making ambitious African strategies that lack substance, likening it to a famous advertisement slogan questioning where the actual substance or results are.
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