President Joe Biden has arrived in Angola 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 US-backed railway project.
The Lobito Corridor railway redevelopment in Zambia, DR Congo and Angola aims to advance US presence in a region rich in the critical minerals used in batteries for electric vehicles, electronic devices and clean energy technologies.
Biden first stopped in the Atlantic Ocean Island nation of Cape Verde for a brief, closed-door meeting with Prime Minister Ulisses Correiae Silva.
In Angola, Biden plans to meet with Angolan President Joao Lourenco, visit the National Slavery Museum and travel to the port city of Lobito for a look at the rail project.
