What Biden’s visit to Angola says about Lobito Corridor and US-China rivalry
Joe Biden set to be the first US president to visit the African nation as the West vies with China for access to mineral resources.
Africa: Biden to Spotlight Angola's Lobito Corridor, His Legacy to Counter China in Africa
When U.S. President Joe Biden visits Angola in early December, he will put into focus his legacy infrastructure project aimed at securing crucial supply chains on the African continent. Called the Lobito Corridor,
Biden's long-awaited Africa trip to tout a win against China
Joe Biden headed to Angola on Sunday for a trip that will deliver on a promise to visit Africa during his presidency and focus on a major U.S.-backed railway project that aims to divert critical minerals away from China.
Biden fulfilling promise to visit Africa as US looks to counter China’s deepening influence in region
President Joe Biden will fulfill a two-year promise to visit Africa as he departs Sunday night for Angola, a trip aimed at highlighting US investment in the continent under his watch in the face of China’s deepening inroads in the region.
Joe Biden to make promised visit to Angola as China grows influence in Africa
President Joe Biden will be traveling to Angola this week, as he seeks to counter the growing of China's influence throughout Africa.
Angola: Biden’s visit ‘dramatic break with history’ – analysts
Analysts contacted by Lusa consider Joe Biden's only trip to Africa and the first by a US president to Angola to represent the apex of relations
Joe Biden begins long-awaited Africa trip to secure win against China
At stake are vast supplies of minerals like copper and cobalt, which are found in Congo and are a key component of batteries and other electronics, and China is the top player in Congo as of now
Biden plans to highlight investment, partnership during Africa trip
Biden to stop in island nation of Cabo Verde en route to Angola, for his first presidential visit to the continent
Biden Heading To Africa For Angola Visit
At stake is the US-backed Lobito Corridor project which entails building and revamping railways to connect Angola’s Lobito port to critical mineral hubs in neighboring Zambia and DR Congo. The US has helped mobilize $5 billion so far for the project.
Biden’s Visit to Africa Will Focus on History and Economic Hope
In Angola on likely his last overseas trip in office, the president will tour a slavery museum and spotlight a rail corridor ...
Africa's huge new £1bn train line that may link three countries and transform the region
Former Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço said of the project: "The Lobito Corridor, which links Angola to the ...