President Joe Biden departed the United States for Angola on Sunday night, making good on his promise to visit the African continent before his term ends in January.

President Biden will travel to Angola this week, becoming the first sitting president to do so and following through on a years-long pledge to visit sub-Saharan Africa.

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.