HOW CHINA’S US$900 MILLION PORT DEAL IN ANGOLA SHOWS ITS DOMINANCE OVER US INTERESTS

On the South Atlantic coastline, Angola stands out as rare ground on which the United States has been willing to vie with China for influence in Africa. 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.

News - South China Morning Post reports that on the South Atlantic coastline, Angola stands out as rare ground on which the United States has been willing to vie with China for influence in Africa.

The report adds: 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.

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