{"id":6277,"date":"2024-12-04T18:22:06","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T18:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/subsaharanafricablog\/?p=6277"},"modified":"2024-12-04T18:22:06","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T18:22:06","slug":"thousands-cheer-bidens-arrival-in-angola-for-his-long-promised-sub-saharan-africa-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/subsaharanafricablog\/2024\/12\/04\/thousands-cheer-bidens-arrival-in-angola-for-his-long-promised-sub-saharan-africa-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands cheer Biden\u2019s arrival in Angola for his long-promised sub-Saharan Africa visit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Link to article: https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-africa-angola-trump-china-cd30e0123d91bf520846b28ffeacef80<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After promising throughout his campaign and Presidency to visit sub-Saharan Africa, Biden finally visited on Monday in the final hours of his Presidency. His three-day visit in Angola was primarily to highlight the new US-backed Lobito Corridor railway project. The US is backing it to counteract China\u2019s foothold in Africa. We also want to be present in a region full of critical minerals. He also stopped in Cape Verde for a closed-door meeting with their Prime Minister. There have been those claiming the trip is a last-minute attempt to deliver on his promise, but Biden\u2019s team pushes back on this notion. They emphasize the time the trip was pushed back because of Hurricane Milton, and state that it is something Biden has made a priority. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This trip is a continuation of the Biden administration\u2019s attempts at developing relations between us and Angola, as we have had a complicated relationship with them in the past. 30 years ago our relationship with Angola was more antagonistic. This meeting is also very important for the entire continent of Africa. China and America are both trying to get a foothold in Africa, and countries in Africa may have to choose to side with either America or China. This is very cold-war-esque. Although, this may not be the case. The Cold War had more to do with choosing  a government type (democracy or communism), while the US and China are just trying to have influence in China and access to their critical minerals. Many people believe that Africa is the future of our world, and all the other countries are trying to gain influence there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our collaboration with Angola is an example of liberal institutionalism. We are backing them on the railway they are building, and in return we will have a connection to the African continent, the fastest-growing continent in the world. We also will most likely have access to their critical materials that are so important and difficult to access. These are absolute gains, where both states are benefitting from this relationship. A pillar of classical liberalism (the kantian triad) exemplified in this situation is focusing on trade. The US and Angola utilized diplomacy and maintained the core of reciprocity. You could also argue the states are interdependent because without the US backing the railway, Angola could possibly be struggling to build it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Link to article: https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-africa-angola-trump-china-cd30e0123d91bf520846b28ffeacef80 After promising throughout his campaign and Presidency to visit sub-Saharan Africa, Biden finally visited on Monday in the final hours of his Presidency. His three-day visit in Angola was primarily to highlight the new US-backed Lobito Corridor railway project. The US is backing it to counteract China\u2019s foothold in Africa. We also want to be present… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":287,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/subsaharanafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/subsaharanafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/subsaharanafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/subsaharanafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/287"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/subsaharanafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6277"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/subsaharanafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6300,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/subsaharanafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6277\/revisions\/6300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/subsaharanafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/subsaharanafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/subsaharanafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}