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During his final overseas trip in office, President Biden will visit Angola to explore the country’s history, particularly focusing on a slavery museum and a rail corridor that aligns with his administration’s economic strategy in the region.
Written 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 for a trip to Angola.
President Biden is set to embark on a trip to Africa starting on Sunday night, with his first stop being Angola. This visit is intended to recognize the difficult history shared between the two countries and to demonstrate a commitment to future economic partnerships.
President Biden’s visit to Africa is the initial visit by a U.S. president since Barack Obama’s trip to Kenya and Ethiopia in 2015.
This trip is expected to be President Biden’s final visit abroad during his presidency. He promised in 2022 to visit Africa to show the United States’ commitment to the continent’s future. Despite some setbacks, President Biden is now on a three-day diplomatic visit to Angola. During his visit, he will tour a slavery museum and highlight a rail corridor that is seen as a key part of his administration’s economic approach 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 emphasizing this project to strengthen American access to these important resources in Africa, and to compete with China’s increasing presence on the continent.
Foreign policy experts believe that, despite the Biden administration’s efforts to establish friendly relations, the United States is still not as successful as China and Russia in gaining economic and security influence in Africa.
Tibor P. Nagy Jr., a former ambassador to Africa appointed by President Clinton and later by the Trump administration as assistant secretary of state for African affairs, pointed out that since disengaging with post-colonial Africa, it has been a low priority for the US. He criticized administrations for creating ambitious African strategies that lack substance, comparing it to a deceptive advertisement with no real content.
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