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By SHAO XINYING | China Daily | Updated: 2024-12-06 09:24 US President Joe Biden delivers a speech during the annual National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at the White House in Washington, Dec 5, 2024. In the waning days of his presidency, US President Joe Biden made a rare visit to Angola, touting support for Africa and a key railway project. …

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Experts question Biden's Africa promises

China Daily

US President Joe Biden delivers a speech during the annual National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at the White House in Washington, Dec 5, 2024. In the waning days of his presidency, US President Joe Biden made a rare visit to Angola, touting support for Africa and a key railway project. "Biden's visit to Angola in the final month of his …

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Biden in Angola’s Lobito with a railway plan to counter China influence in Africa

Firstpost

The United States has provided a $550 million loan to support the Lobito venture, which involves refurbishing an existing railway through Angola and extending it into Congo’s mining heartland as part of the first phase US President Joe Biden was welcomed with song and dance as he arrived in the Angolan port city of Lobito on Wednesday, the last day …

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'Amtrak Joe' Biden uses his visit to Angola to promote a rail project in Africa

Associated Press

LOBITO, Angola — President Joe Biden pledged another $600 million Wednesday for an ambitious multi-country rail project in Africa as one of the final foreign policy moves of his administration, and told African leaders the resource-rich continent of more than 1.4 billion people had been “left behind for much too long.” “But not anymore,” Biden added. “Africa is the future.” …

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Biden wraps historic Africa trip overshadowed by domestic and geopolitical controversies

CNN

Luanda, Angola CNN — President Joe Biden grinned as he posed for photos with the leader of Angola before departing the country Wednesday, capping off an historic trip that was overshadowed by controversy stemming from Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter and unexpected turmoil from a key US ally. Over the three-day trip, the first for an American president, …

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Biden in Africa pledges millions for a rail project the U.S. hopes will boost its influence there

LA Times

President Biden watches a traditional dance after arriving at the airport in Catumbela, Angola, on Wednesday. President 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. Africa is the future.” Biden used the third and final day of …

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Biden says the US is ‘all in’ on Africa during his Angola visit meant to counter China

Associated Press

LUANDA, Angola — Speaking of “our nation’s original sin,” President Joe Biden on Tuesday toured a slavery museum in Angola and inspected shackles and a whip but also addressed Africa’s future, saying Africans will make up one in four people by 2050 and the world’s fate rests in their hands. “The United States is all in on Africa,” Biden earlier …

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Biden says the U.S. is ‘all in’ on Africa during his Angola visit, meant to counter China

LA Times

President Biden shakes hands with Angola President João Lourenco at the presidential palace in Luanda, Angola, on Tuesday. Speaking of “our nation’s original sin,” President Biden on Tuesday toured a slavery museum in Angola and inspected shackles and a whip but also addressed Africa’s future, saying Africans will make up 1 in 4 people by 2050 and the world’s fate …

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Thousands cheer Biden's arrival in Angola for his long-promised sub-Saharan Africa visit

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden arrived for …

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Before exiting, Joe Biden heads to Africa to highlight his own counter to China. Will Trump take it up?

Hindustan Times

President Joe Biden is finally making his long-promised visit to Africa to showcase a U.S.-backed railway project in three countries that he has pushed as a new approach in countering some of China's global influence. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz Biden's first visit to the continent as president — which he left to the very end — will highlight the Lobito Corridor railway …

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Thousands cheer Biden’s arrival in Angola for his long-promised sub-Saharan Africa visit

Associated Press

LUANDA, Angola — 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 1.4 billion people. Biden’s trip comes weeks before Republican Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20, …

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Biden finally heads to Africa in an attempt to counter China

LA Times

President Biden speaks with Cape Verde Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva, right, and Jose Luis Livramento, Cape Verde ambassador to the U.S., at Amilcar Cabral International Airport on Sal island, Cape Verde, Monday, en route to Angola as he makes his long-promised visit to Africa. President Biden is finally making his long-promised visit to Africa to showcase a U.S.-backed …

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Biden fulfilling promise to visit Africa as US looks to counter China’s deepening influence in region

CNN

CNN — 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. While China and Russia have made inroads in the continent, a senior administration official previewing the trip …

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US-Backed Lobito Corridor: A Game Changer for Africa's Minerals Trade

CNN

A container vessel has sailed out of Angola's Port of Lobito carrying Lobito Atlantic Railway's first shipment of copper from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the US. The corridor, backed by the US and Europe, aims to create an efficient transport link from Africa's mineral-rich interior to the port on its west coast for export. The project is …

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Experts question Biden's Africa promises

Experts question Biden's Africa promises

Biden in Angola’s Lobito with a railway plan to counter China influence in Africa

'Amtrak Joe' Biden uses his visit to Angola to promote a rail project in Africa

Biden wraps historic Africa trip overshadowed by domestic and geopolitical controversies

Biden in Africa pledges millions for a rail project the U.S. hopes will boost its influence there

Biden says the US is ‘all in’ on Africa during his Angola visit meant to counter China

Biden says the U.S. is ‘all in’ on Africa during his Angola visit, meant to counter China

Thousands cheer Biden's arrival in Angola for his long-promised sub-Saharan Africa visit

Before exiting, Joe Biden heads to Africa to highlight his own counter to China. Will Trump take it up?

Thousands cheer Biden’s arrival in Angola for his long-promised sub-Saharan Africa visit

Biden finally heads to Africa in an attempt to counter China

Biden fulfilling promise to visit Africa as US looks to counter China’s deepening influence in region

US-Backed Lobito Corridor: A Game Changer for Africa's Minerals Trade