Start of Biden's Visit to Angola Overshadowed by Son's Pardon
LUANDA (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden landed in Angola on Monday for a visit focused on a U.S.-backed railway project and on the legacy of slavery, but his decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden threatened to overshadow the official agenda.
Biden visits Angola to keep railway project and American interests on track
US President Joe Biden arrived in Angola on Monday, delivering on a promise to make an official trip to Africa before leaving office. The journey, likely his last one overseas as president, centres on an ambitious railway project aimed at challenging China's grip on central Africa's mineral exports.
Most Angolans and US-Africa watchers believe a Trump White House will keep the Lobito Corridor project in place.
The raising of the levels of bilateral cooperation between Angola and the United States emerges as the greatest trophy expected for Angolan diplomacy, with the unprecedented official visit, this month ...
In late August, a container vessel sailed out of Angola’s Port of Lobito carrying railway operator Lobito Atlantic Railway’s first shipment of copper from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC ...
When President Biden visits Angola on Monday, he will promote a rail project meant to show America’s commitment to the ...
The Lobito Corridor, a railway project linking Angola, the DRC, and Zambia, is becoming a key part of US engagement in Africa ...
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