{"id":132243,"date":"2024-12-01T21:17:47","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T14:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132243"},"modified":"2024-12-01T21:17:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T14:17:47","slug":"biden-fulfilling-promise-to-visit-africa-as-us-looks-to-counter-chinas-deepening-influence-in-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132243","title":{"rendered":"Biden fulfilling promise to visit Africa as US looks to counter China\u2019s deepening influence in region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm44qks4c005q26qda92vbkan@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/joe-biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> 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\u2019s deepening inroads in the region.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm44qnejc00043b6mr290j8vd@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Biden\u2019s three-day visit to oil-rich Angola comes at the tail end of his presidency, as he\u2019ll hand over power to President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/president-donald-trump-47\">Donald Trump<\/a> in January. The trip provides Biden with another chance to cement relations with a key US partner in Africa even as the continent prepares for the return of Trump, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/01\/11\/politics\/immigrants-shithole-countries-trump\/index.html\">made disparaging comments<\/a> about African countries in his first term.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm44qnejc00053b6m4ykx2n91@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            When Biden lands in the capital of Luanda on Monday, it will mark the first time a sitting president has visited sub-Saharan Africa since 2015, when then-President Barack Obama visited Kenya and Ethiopia. It will also be the first time a US president has visited Angola, with which Biden has sought to shore up relations in recent years.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm44qnejc00063b6m6peamoyt@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            As he hosted African leaders in Washington for a 2022 summit, Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/12\/15\/politics\/joe-biden-africa-commitment\/index.html\">vowed to visit the continent<\/a> the following year but ultimately missed that deadline. He scheduled a trip to Angola for this October, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/08\/politics\/joe-biden-postponed-trip-milton\/index.html\">which was postponed<\/a> due to a pair of devastating hurricanes hitting the US.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm44qnejc00073b6ms513vq8l@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Biden\u2019s trip will highlight investments in the Lobito Corridor, an 800-mile railway project backed by the United States and Europe aiming to facilitate the transport of critical minerals from interior Africa to Angola\u2019s western port for exporting.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm44qnejc00083b6mx3na7xu4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The initiative is at the center of the Biden administration\u2019s efforts to boost investment in Africa to blunt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/05\/china\/china-africa-forum-xi-speech-aid-pledge-intl-hnk\/index.html\">China\u2019s growing influence in the region<\/a>, which has outpaced that of the US. Beijing has poured billions of dollars into infrastructure projects across the continent over the last decade through its Belt and Road Initiative. In September, Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged $50 billion in financial support for the continent as well as military aid.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm44qnejc00093b6m3j79l590@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            At the same time, Russia has tried to expand its influence in Africa. The head of US Africa Command <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/03\/07\/politics\/general-warns-russia-influence-africa\/index.html\">warned Congress<\/a> in March that Russia is aggressively working to expand its footing among African countries, leaving several \u201cat the tipping point\u201d of falling under its influence.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm44qnejc000a3b6mu5rzfnh2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            While China and Russia have made inroads in the continent, a senior administration official previewing the trip argued Biden \u201cput us back on the field\u201d by \u201coffering this alternative\u201d to China through US-backed investments.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm44qnejc000b3b6my5gp49fi@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThat is the choice that is now available to countries throughout the region, not looking at, \u2018Do I have to accept Chinese investment with low standards and child labor and corruption \u2013 but do I have another offering to compare it to?\u2019\u201d the senior official said. \u201cThis is what President Biden\u2019s wanted: to transform our relationship in the region, to offer a different \u2013 more \u2013 investment, but with higher standards.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm44qnejd000c3b6med93p7vf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Biden administration has sought to shift its strategy in Africa from one of development assistance and charity toward investment in specific countries, the senior official said. Officials suggested Biden\u2019s team believes the policy will endure throughout future administrations.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm44qnejd000d3b6mfggoyhr8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWhile, of course, I can\u2019t speak for the next administration, I think there\u2019s a lot of reason to assume that some of these initiatives will continue on,\u201d a second senior administration official previewing the trip said, adding that the Lobito Corridor is \u201cpaying dividends for all of us.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm44qnejd000e3b6mbvdga5ef@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The US views Angola as a key partner, cooperating on economic, technological and scientific initiatives in the region, and Angola has played a key mediating role in the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm44qnejd000f3b6mtfxzubbp@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            As he looked to highlight his commitment to Africa, Biden hosted Angolan President Jo\u00e3o Manuel Gon\u00e7alves Louren\u00e7o for an Oval Office meeting in 2023, touting American investments in the Lobito Corridor and solar energy projects.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm44qnejd000g3b6mh41non4z@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cSimply put, a partnership between Angola and America is more important and more impactful,\u201d Biden said.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm44s07gi001a3b6mmy9cmwxo@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"GettyImages-1951465768 copy.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6663333333333333\" data-original-height=\"1999\" data-original-width=\"3000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-1951465768-copy.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"1999\" width=\"3000\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-1951465768-copy.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1999\" width=\"3000\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-1951465768-copy.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1999\" width=\"3000\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-1951465768-copy.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1999\" width=\"3000\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-1951465768-copy.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-1951465768-copy.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"Angolan President Jo\u00e3o Manuel Gon\u00e7alves Louren\u00e7o waits ahead of a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Luanda on January 25, 2024.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1999\" width=\"3000\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm44qnejd000h3b6m3yv5a28j@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Biden departs for Africa on Sunday evening and makes a refueling stop in Sal, Cape Verde, where he will meet with the country\u2019s prime minister, Ulisses Correia e Silva. Biden arrives in Luanda, Angola, on Monday and will meet with US embassy staff and their families.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm45m5cy700023b6msyqcn7gv@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            On Tuesday, Biden will hold a bilateral meeting with Louren\u00e7o and deliver remarks at the National Slavery Museum, which is located near the site where slaves were once shipped to the US. The president will lay out \u201cboth our shared history and highlight the growth and enduring strength of our relationships in Angola and across the continent,\u201d the second senior administration official said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm45m5cy700033b6mccfvvdk5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The president will travel to Lobito on Wednesday, touring the Lobito Port Terminal and visiting the Carrinho Food Processing Factory. He is also set to meet with regional leaders during a Lobito Corrridor Trans-Africa Summit before departing for the US on Wednesday evening.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm44qnejd000j3b6m960xor08@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The president will make new announcements, the official said, regarding a global health security partnership on infectious disease, agribusiness, security cooperation, and the preservation of Angola\u2019s cultural heritage, including US support for Angola\u2019s nomination of the Kwanza Corridor as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm44qnejd000k3b6msk5jb0xb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Officials declined to say whether this would be Biden\u2019s last trip abroad as president. His travel to Africa comes on the heels of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/19\/politics\/joe-biden-g20-fades\/index.html\">attending key summits<\/a> in Brazil and Peru, where Trump\u2019s influence was already felt among world leaders.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm44qnejd000l3b6mdcjanfhk@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/28\/world\/africa\/angola-biden-lourenco-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> ahead of Biden\u2019s visit to Angola, Louren\u00e7o said he is \u201cready to work\u201d with Trump in the White House.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm44ql8pe00003b6me67lz6c1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe aren\u2019t concerned with a change that has happened in the U.S. administration. This is not something dramatic,\u201d Louren\u00e7o said. \u201cIt\u2019s something normal in democracy. Powers come and go.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm44rfk4e000z3b6m07jgxu5y@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            He added, \u201cHe\u2019s the one whom Angola and all the countries of the world will have to work with if they are to maintain relations with the United States.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm45m5kzl00053b6mofgddu7o@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <em>This story has been updated with additional developments.<\/em>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/01\/politics\/biden-promise-visit-africa\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 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 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132243\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-132243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=132243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132243\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=132243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=132243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=132243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}