Biden in Angola: What’s behind the last-ditch Africa trip?
1 month, 1 week ago

Biden in Angola: What’s behind the last-ditch Africa trip?

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It’s a chance to redeem his legacy in Africa, experts say. The three-day trip to Angola, many analysts say, represents a final, desperate attempt to fulfil a promise Biden made long ago, and counter China’s expanding influence on the continent. The anticipated visit, which was pushed back from October due to Hurricane Milton, will see Biden visit the Lobito Port, which is at the heart of US trade relations with Angola. Analysts say Biden’s failure to visit any African country – except Egypt for COP27 in November 2022 – until now shows that his administration has not prioritised the continent. “Many observers believe that Biden’s visit may inadvertently embolden an unpopular president,” said Florindo Chivucute, director of Friends of Angola, a group advocating for stronger democratic values in Angola and based in Luanda and Washington, DC.

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China's top diplomat heads to Africa as West's attention dwindles
3 days, 4 hours ago

China's top diplomat heads to Africa as West's attention dwindles

Hindustan Times  

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Top News
1 month ago

US only pays lip service to solving Africa's problems

China Daily  

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US only pays lip service to solving Africa's problems
Top News
1 month ago

US only pays lip service to solving Africa's problems

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. On hearing US President Joe Biden admit that slavery is the United States' "original sin" which has "haunted America" and cast "a long shadow ever since" on the country in a speech he delivered at the …

US only pays lip service to solving Africa's problems
Top News
1 month ago

US only pays lip service to solving Africa's problems

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. On hearing US President Joe Biden admit that slavery is the United States' "original sin" which has "haunted America" and cast "a long shadow ever since" on the country in a speech he delivered at the …

Experts question Biden's Africa promises
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1 month ago

Experts question Biden's Africa promises

China Daily  

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Experts question Biden's Africa promises
Trending News
1 month ago

Experts question Biden's Africa promises

China Daily  

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Biden’s trip to Africa should not end up being another hollow promise
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1 month ago

Biden’s trip to Africa should not end up being another hollow promise

Firstpost  

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Takeaways from Biden’s Africa trip: Pardon of son Hunter overshadows official business
1 month ago

Takeaways from Biden’s Africa trip: Pardon of son Hunter overshadows official business

Associated Press  

LUANDA, Angola — President Joe Biden’s long-delayed trip to Africa had many of the hallmarks of a traditional state visit: There was a 12-shot cannon salute. He gestured toward Lourenço and laughed, declaring, “Welcome to America.” Biden saluted Lourenço for his efforts to bolster stronger U.S. relations, declared that Africa and its booming youth population would shape the world’s future …

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

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 …

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

'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.” …

Biden wraps historic Africa trip overshadowed by domestic and geopolitical controversies
1 month ago

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, …

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

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 …

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

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 …

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

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 …

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

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

The Independent  

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

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 …

Thousands cheer Biden’s arrival in Angola for his long-promised sub-Saharan Africa visit
1 month, 1 week ago

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, …

FirstUp: Biden to visit Angola, Nepal's PM heads to China... The headlines today
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FirstUp: Biden to visit Angola, Nepal's PM heads to China... The headlines today

Firstpost  

US President Joe Biden will visit the African nation Angola while Nepal’s PM KP Sharma Oli will embark on his first foreign visit to China. In India, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is set to appear before a court in Pune US President Joe Biden begin an official visit to Angolain Africa. According to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, Biden …

Biden finally heads to Africa in an attempt to counter China
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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 …

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

Trump never visited Africa as President. Here's what Africans expect from a second term
2 months ago

Trump never visited Africa as President. Here's what Africans expect from a second term

NPR  

Trump never visited Africa as President. Here's what Africans expect from a second term We look at what will a second Trump term will mean for Africa - a continent the President elect has never visited and has openly denigrated. IGUNZA: But there are those who worry that Trump's America First agenda could significantly cut down on U.S. financial aid …

Biden is making his long-awaited visit to Africa in October. He'll stop in Germany, then Angola
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Biden is making his long-awaited visit to Africa in October. He'll stop in Germany, then Angola

Hindustan Times  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will make his long-awaited visit to Africa when he travels to Germany and Angola in mid-October, the White House announced Tuesday. He'll stop in Germany, then Angola Biden had promised during a summit of African leaders he hosted in Washington in late 2022 to visit Africa the following year. Several Cabinet members and Vice President …

Joe Biden meets Kenyan President William Ruto, plans to visit Africa in February if re-elected
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Joe Biden meets Kenyan President William Ruto, plans to visit Africa in February if re-elected

Hindustan Times  

U.S. President Joe Biden said he plans to make an official visit to Africa in February after the U.S. presidential election, an announcement that presumed he will defeat Donald Trump. President Joe Biden answers a reporters question as he welcomes Kenya's President William Ruto to the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. “I plan on going in February …

Biden is honoring Kenya with state visit as the East African nation prepares to send police to Haiti
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden is honoring Kenya with state visit as the East African nation prepares to send police to Haiti

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden welcomed Kenyan President William Ruto to the White House for a three-day state visit and designating the East African nation a major non-NATO ally as it prepares to deploy forces to Haiti as part of U.N.-led effort to address the security crisis in the Caribbean country. The largely symbolic designation by Biden was described by …

Biden plans to welcome Kenyan president to White House for state visit in May
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden plans to welcome Kenyan president to White House for state visit in May

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden plans to welcome Kenyan President William Ruto to the White House in May, hosting a state visit after reneging on his promise to visit Africa last year. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced Friday that the visit set for May 23 will mark the 60th anniversary of U.S.-Kenya diplomatic relations and “celebrate a partnership …

US should ask not what Africa can do for it, but what it can do for Africa: China Daily editorial
11 months, 2 weeks ago

US should ask not what Africa can do for it, but what it can do for Africa: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers a speech during the American Corner Lekki Ribbon Cutting at 21st Century Technologies in Lagos, Nigeria, on Jan 24, 2024. United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to four African countries this week is being viewed by many as part of the Joe Biden administration's geopolitical strategy to contend with Beijing for …

Biden hosts the Angolan president in an effort to showcase strengthened ties as Africa visit slips
1 year, 1 month ago

Biden hosts the Angolan president in an effort to showcase strengthened ties as Africa visit slips

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden hosted Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço in the Oval Office on Thursday as he sought to reaffirm his commitment to Africa even as two wars consume much of his administration’s foreign policy focus. The visit comes as Biden appears set to break his commitment to African leaders to visit the continent this year — …

As 2023 draws to close, Biden’s promised visit to Africa shows no signs of happening yet
1 year, 1 month ago

As 2023 draws to close, Biden’s promised visit to Africa shows no signs of happening yet

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden promised to visit Africa this year, but 2023 is drawing to a close with no trip in sight yet. “I’m looking forward to seeing many of you in your home countries.” Mvemba Dizolele, director of the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said that if Biden failed to go to the …

Blinken to visit Ethiopia, Niger as US boosts Africa push
1 year, 9 months ago

Blinken to visit Ethiopia, Niger as US boosts Africa push

The Independent  

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US ambassador heading to Africa as part of Biden’s big push
1 year, 11 months ago

US ambassador heading to Africa as part of Biden’s big push

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, is the second Cabinet member heading to Africa as part of President Joe Biden’s big push to engage with the world’s second-largest continent. The U.S. Mission to the U.N. said Sunday she will travel to Ghana, Mozambique and Kenya starting Jan. 25 “to affirm and strengthen our partnerships …

Biden pumps up Africa relations, will visit next year
2 years ago

Biden pumps up Africa relations, will visit next year

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Thursday he will visit sub-Saharan Africa next year, the first U.S. president to travel there in a decade. “I’m looking forward to seeing you in your home countries,” Biden said near the end of the three-day summit that the administration billed as primarily a listening session with the continent’s leaders. Biden also spoke about …

Biden tells African leaders US is ‘all in’ on the continent
2 years ago

Biden tells African leaders US is ‘all in’ on the continent

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden told dozens of African leaders gathered in Washington that the United States is “all in on Africa’s future,” laying out billions in promised government funding and private investment Wednesday to help the growing continent in health, infrastructure, business and technology. “The U.S. is committed to supporting every aspect of Africa’s growth,” Biden told the leaders …

Biden promotes partnerships with Africa at leadership summit
2 years ago

Biden promotes partnerships with Africa at leadership summit

Al Jazeera  

President Joe Biden has stressed a need for balanced partnerships with African nations, as the United States seeks to build stronger relations and increase trade with countries across the continent. “We’ve known for a long time that Africa’s success and prosperity is essential to ensuring a better future for all of us,” Biden told the crowd of political and business …

Biden tells African leaders U.S. is ‘all in’ on the continent
2 years ago

Biden tells African leaders U.S. is ‘all in’ on the continent

LA Times  

President Biden speaks to African leaders gathered for the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit on Wednesday in Washington. President Biden told dozens of African leaders gathered in Washington that the United States is “all in on Africa’s future,” laying out billions in promised government funding and private investment Wednesday to help the growing continent in health, infrastructure, business and technology. “The U.S. …

Hard bargains, no lectures: What Africa needs at Biden’s summit
2 years ago

Hard bargains, no lectures: What Africa needs at Biden’s summit

Al Jazeera  

The US knows what it wants from Africa — it is not democracy. For all its challenges, Africa’s global stature is at its most attractive in modern history – and our leaders must drive a hard financial bargain with the US, extracting maximum value for the continent through their negotiations and discussions with Washington. The US and European Union covet …

Biden gathering with 50 African leaders in first such summit in eight years
2 years ago

Biden gathering with 50 African leaders in first such summit in eight years

LA Times  

Then-President Obama attends at the 2014 U.S. Africa Leaders summit in Washington, D.C. President Biden is hosting nearly 50 African leaders this week in an effort to show “renewed commitment” to a continent routinely neglected by the West, one that has been battered by coups and wars, poverty and the pandemic, but that also has seen vast Chinese investment in …

Biden aims to narrow trust gap with US-Africa leaders summit
2 years ago

Biden aims to narrow trust gap with US-Africa leaders summit

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is set to play host to dozens of African leaders in Washington this week as the White House looks to narrow a gaping trust gap with Africa — one that has grown wider over years of frustration about America’s commitment to the continent. “We will focus on our efforts to strengthen these partnerships across a …

Biden to hold Africa summit to boost cooperation: Blinken
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden to hold Africa summit to boost cooperation: Blinken

Al Jazeera  

The announcement comes during the US secretary of state’s first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa. United States President Joe Biden plans to hold a summit with African leaders to show Washington’s commitment to the continent, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said. “President Biden intends to host the US-Africa Leaders Summit to drive the kind of high-level diplomacy and engagement …

Blinken headed to Africa to address various crises
3 years, 1 month ago

Blinken headed to Africa to address various crises

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Africa next week as the Biden administration intensifies diplomatic efforts to resolve crises in Ethiopia and Sudan and seeks to boost counterterrorism cooperation, the State Department said Thursday. In April, Blinken held online talks with the leaders of Nigeria and Kenya in what the State Department billed at the time …

Blinken headed to Africa to address various crises
3 years, 1 month ago

Blinken headed to Africa to address various crises

The Independent  

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 Secretary of State Antony Blinken …

US: Blinken to make first official visit to sub-Saharan Africa
3 years, 1 month ago

US: Blinken to make first official visit to sub-Saharan Africa

Al Jazeera  

US secretary of state to visit Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal, but crises in Ethiopia, Sudan and Somalia will loom large. United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa in an official capacity next week, visiting Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal, the State Department has said. ‘Slow out of the blocks’ Upon taking office in …

Biden to meet Kenyan president as US weighs sanctions on Ethiopia
3 years, 2 months ago

Biden to meet Kenyan president as US weighs sanctions on Ethiopia

Al Jazeera  

The meeting with Kenyatta will be Biden’s first in-person, one-on-one meeting with an African leader since he became US president. US President Joe Biden is set to meet Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta as war and a humanitarian crisis roil neighbouring Ethiopia. White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said in a statement the leaders would discuss “efforts to defend democracy and human …

Biden to meet Kenya president as war roils nearby Ethiopia
3 years, 2 months ago

Biden to meet Kenya president as war roils nearby Ethiopia

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is set to hold his first one-on-one, in-person talks as president with an African leader on Thursday, hosting Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta as war and a humanitarian crisis roil neighboring Ethiopia, according to the White House. The Oval Office talks come just weeks after Biden signed an executive order threatening to levy sanctions against Ethiopian …

Biden admin to unveil new push for US-Africa business ties
3 years, 5 months ago

Biden admin to unveil new push for US-Africa business ties

Al Jazeera  

With China’s influence growing in Africa, the Biden administration is unveiling a new push to expand business ties between US firms and the continent. The Biden administration on Tuesday will announce a new push to expand business ties between US companies and Africa, with a focus on building needed digital, health and physical infrastructure on the continent, a senior United …

What will Biden’s US win mean for Africa? Experts weigh in
4 years, 2 months ago

What will Biden’s US win mean for Africa? Experts weigh in

Al Jazeera  

Al Jazeera asked African experts from various fields – from art and finance to human rights and governance – to share their views about the US policies in the continent under Biden. I would now expect the Biden presidency to honour its campaign promises in terms of restoring the spirit of multilateralism and upholding democratic values and human rights in …

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