Biden, Angola and Africa

Biden meets African leaders in Angola to advance Lobito railway project
U.S. President Joe Biden met African leaders in the Angolan port of Lobito on Wednesday to advance a plan to extend a railway that could channel critical minerals from Congo and Zambia to the West via Lobito,
Biden tours Angola railway project to boost Africa-West trade links
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Biden hails 'game changer' Africa investment on Angola visit
Joe Biden on Wednesday lauded a landmark railway infrastructure project aimed at countering China's investments in Africa as a "game changer" while on a historic first visit to Angola by a US president.
Biden says ‘Africa is the future’ as he pledges millions more on the last day of Angola visit
He told regional leaders Wednesday that “Africa has been left behind for much too long. But not anymore. Africa is the future.”
Biden uses his visit to Angola to promote a major African rail project
Biden is using his third and final day in Angola to showcase the Lobito Corridor railway, where the US and key allies are investing heavily to refurbish 800 miles of train lines in Zambia, Congo, and Angola.
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.
Biden Unveils $600 Million in New Financing for African Railway
President Joe Biden is rounding off his trip to Angola by announcing $600 million in new financing for a multi-country railway as the US looks to bolster its investment in critical minerals infrastructure in Africa and curb Chinese influence.
Biden arrives in Angola to push railway project
President Joe Biden arrived for his long-awaited first presidential visit to sub-Saharan Africa on Monday to the cheers of thousands in Angola, where he will highlight an ambitious U.S.-backed railway project meant to counter China's influence on the continent of over 1.
Biden in Africa pledges millions more for a rail project the U.S. hopes will boost its influence there
President Joe Biden on his visit to sub-Saharan Africa pledged another $600 million for a cross-continent rail corridor project Wednesday, telling regional leaders that “Africa has been left behind for much too long.
Biden wraps up Angola trip with drought aid and mega railway drive
US President Joe Biden announced more than $1 billion in funding for drought-stricken African nations as he ended his ...
Biden looks shocked by Angolan dance group — then sleepy at railway summit
President Biden gave a look of sheer surprise Wednesday as he was greeted by a troupe of Angolan dancers — before nearly ...
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Angola: Biden Wraps Up Angola Trip With Drought Aid and Mega Railway Drive
US President Joe Biden announced more than $1 billion in funding for drought-stricken African nations as he ended his ...
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A rejuvenated railway could change how minerals move in Africa – and globally
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 ...
Biden appears to fall asleep during African summit
President Joe Biden is on a trip to Angola this week, and it appeared that during one of his events in the African country, ...