President Joe Biden arrived in Angola for his first presidential visit to sub-Saharan Africa, aiming to promote a U.S.-backed with a railway project and to counter China's influence in the region. He met with Angolan President João Lourenço and visited the National Slavery Museum.
President Joe Biden is greeted by Angola n Foreign Minister Tete Antonio as he arrives at Quatro de Fevereiro international airport in the capital Luanda, Angola on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, on his long-promised visit to Africa. LUANDA, Angola — President Joe Biden arrived in Angola on Monday for his long-awaited first presidential visit to sub-Saharan Africa and will use the three-day trip to counter China’s influence by highlighting an ambitious U.S.-backed railway project.
“I just kind of push back on the premise that this is some Johnny-come-lately trip at the very end,” national security spokesman John Kirby told reporters on board Air Force One on the way to Angola, noting that top administration officials had visited Africa, including Vice President Kamala Harris. “This is something he has been focused on since he became president of the United States.
Many are optimistic that the Lobito project, which isn’t due for completion until well after Biden has left office, will survive a change of administration and be given a chance. It goes some way to blunting China, which has bipartisan backing and is “As long as they keep labeling Lobito one of the main anti-China tools in Africa, there is a certain likelihood that it’s going to keep being funded,” said Christian-Géraud Neema, who analyzes China-Africa relations.
While Biden’s administration called it a “game-changer” for U.S. investment in Africa, it’s little more than a starting point for the U.S. and its partners with , most of which is heading to China to reinforce its critical mineral supply chain that the U.S. and Europe have to rely on.
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