Biden visits Angolan port city of Lobito to tout major railway plans

Biden says goodbye in Africa with a 1,300km railway

The main focus of US president Joe Biden's first and last trip to Africa was to promote a project that is dear to the heart of EU leaders.

Angola: Biden Caps Angola Visit With Stop At Train Terminal At Western Port

Lobito, Angola -- In the blistering midday heat at Angola's largest port, U.S. President Joe Biden beamed Wednesday as he shook hands, one by one, with nine smiling hard-hatted workers. He had journeyed all the way from Washington to meet them at the terminus of an ambitious 1,300-kilometer, U.S.-financed rail line that brings critical minerals out of Africa's remote interior.

Biden visits Angolan port city of Lobito to tout major railway plans

Biden Announces $600M Investment In Lobito Trans-Africa Corridor During His Visit To Angola, The First By A US President To Sub-Saharan Africa Since 2015

On Wednesday, Dec. 4, President Joe Biden announced $600 million in new funding to support the Lobito Trans-Africa Corridor’s rail infrastructure. The Lobito Trans-Africa Corridor is a series of railway networks connecting the Central African Copperbelt to the Angolan port of Lobito. Known as the Benguela Railway , the rail line is essential for transporting goods to global markets. According to the White House, the investment will support key se

Biden says ‘Africa is the future’ as he pledges millions more on the last day of Angola visit | Will Weissert & Gerald Imray

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…

Biden promises $600 million for rail project in Africa – BRANT.one

▲ The presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, and of the United States, Joe Biden, during the summit of African leaders in Lobito, where the issue of the railway corridor that will speed up the transportation of products from the continent to Western markets was addressed .Photo Afp Ap and Sputnik La Jornada Newspaper Thursday, December 5, 2024, p. 26 Wolf US…