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.

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

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.

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US president Joe Biden, on his visit to Angola to promote the $550 million US-backed Lobito Corridor railway project, has pledged another $600 million for a cross-continent rail corridor, telling regional leaders that “Africa has been left behind for much too long. But not anymore. Africa is the future.” Biden used the third and final […]

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Biden showcases US-funded Angolan rail hub, pledges $600M for another multi-country railway project – The North Africa Post

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…

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Biden says ‘Africa is the future’ as he pledges millions more on the last day of Angola visit – Yahoo! Voices

▲ 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
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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

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

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