President Biden is using the first visit to Angola by a U.S. president to promote billions of dollars of commitments to the ...
The visit is meant to counter China's influence on the African continent of over 1.4 billion people by showcasing a U.S.
Growing U.S. engagement with Africa, epitomized by the Lobito Corridor, is deemed a counterbalance to China’s influence.
Congo and Angola, China announced its own move. The corridor across southern Africa is meant to make it easier to ship raw materials for export and advance the U.S. presence in a region rich in ...
When President Biden visits Angola on Monday ... But with economic challenges at home, China has decreased its investment in Africa in recent years. Many African nations are also less willing ...
Even so, Biden officials have been reluctant to publicly frame Washington’s interest in Angola, and southern Africa in general, as motivated solely by its larger competition with China ...
Can you talk about that, China’s presence in Africa, and where the U.S. stands in relation to that? ANTÓNIO TOMÁS: We know why Biden is in Angola. You know, we are in a moment of transition ...