US Investment in Angola's Lobito Atlantic Railway
Former US president Joe Biden's visit highlights strategic infrastructure push in Africa
L'essentiel
Former US president Joe Biden's December 2024 visit to Angola highlighted US investment in the strategic Lobito Atlantic Railway, aiming to secure critical mineral supplies and counter Chinese economic influence.
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Former US president Joe Biden visited Angola in December 2024, marking the first visit by a sitting US president.
It was the only country on the continent visited by former US president Joe Biden, albeit in the twilight of his term in December 2024.
During the trip – the first by a sitting US president – Biden made the case for investment in the strategic Lobito Atlantic Railway.
The railway links Angola’s Port of Lobito to neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia, providing the US with what it considers its own access route to critical mineral supplies from both countries.
So far, the US has invested US$553 million in the project through its International Development Finance Corporation, the agency mainly charged with countering China’s economic influence around the world.
Questions ouvertes
- When will the Lobito Atlantic Railway project be fully completed?
- What further investments are planned by the US?
