Joe Biden’s trip to Africa is making headlines, but not for the reasons the White House would prefer.
On Tuesday, Biden spoke at the National Museum of Slavery in Angola, where he announced a $3 billion commitment to redevelop the Lobito Corridor railway and pledged over $1 billion in additional humanitarian aid.
The Lobito Corridor railway, a project White House national security spokesperson John Kirby described as “taking years,” is designed to connect mining regions to export routes.
While the administration touts these actions as a move toward “humanitarian progress” and “investment in Africa,” critics are raising alarms about the true motivations behind this effort.
During his speech at the Museum of Slavery, Biden pledged “over $1 billion of new humanitarian support for Africans displaced from homes by historic droughts and food insecurity.”
Joe Biden:
You know, that’s the right thing for the wealthiest nation in the world to do, and today, I’m announcing over $1 billion of new humanitarian support for Africans displaced from homes by historic droughts and food insecurity. We know African leaders and citizens are seeking more than just aid.You seek investments. So, the United States is expanding our relationship all across Africa, from assistance to aid, investment to trade, moving from patrons to partners to help break the infrastructure gap. I was told, by the way, when I got elected, I could never get an infrastructure Bill passed. […]
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