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During his final overseas trip in office, President Biden will visit Angola to focus on history and economic potential. He plans to visit a slavery museum and highlight a rail corridor as part of his administration’s regional strategy.
Written by Zolan Kanno-Youngs
Zolan Kanno-Youngs reports on the White House and is scheduled to accompany President Biden on Air Force One to Angola.
President Biden will start a trip to Africa on Sunday evening, fulfilling a promise he made to visit the continent. His first stop will be in Angola, where he plans to recognize the difficult history shared between the two countries and pledge to work towards a future of economic development and investment.
The visit by Mr. Biden 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 visiting Africa for what is probably his final overseas trip as president. This visit was promised in 2022 to show the United States’ commitment to Africa’s future. After facing some delays, he is now on a three-day diplomatic tour of Angola. During this trip, he will visit a slavery museum and highlight a rail corridor that represents his administration’s economic strategy 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 valuable minerals needed for making batteries for smartphones and electric vehicles. President Biden is emphasizing this project to strengthen American efforts to secure access to these important resources in Africa and to counter China’s increasing influence on the continent.
Even though the Biden administration has made efforts to strengthen 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 Africa has been a neglected priority since the end of colonialism. He criticized administrations for creating ambitious African strategies that lack substance, comparing them to a hollow advertising slogan.
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