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Angola: Biden-Lourenço Meeting Paves Way for Unprecedented Collaborations Between U.S., Angola - White House
Premium Times, 3 December 2023
This marks a profound transformation in our relationship, senior Biden Administration official says Read more »
White House Visit by Angolan Leader Spotlights U.S. Policy Aims
The White House meeting between President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço of Angola "marks a profound transformation in our relationship," a senior Biden Administration official said after the session on November 30.
The meeting was intended "to address opportunities to deepen our relationship, identify areas of future cooperation, and discuss regional and global challenges," .according to a read-out issued by the White House "Together they discussed significant U.S. economic investment in Angola, including through the President's flagship Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGI) in the Lobito Corridor with over a billion dollars in U.S. financing committed this year alone."
Previewing the November 30 meeting, Michael Walsh, a visiting researcher at Georgetown School of Foreign Service, writes that the meeting with President João Gonçalves Lourenço, may signal a "much more pragmatic approach to Angola and Africa more generally by the Biden administration.
The meeting marked 30 years since bilateral relations were established during the Clinton presidency in 1993. Angola is currently the third largest U.S trading partner in sub-Saharan Africa, with oil the major component of the partnership.
President Biden welcoming President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço to the Oval Office. "The two leaders marked 30 years of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Angola, and discussed next steps to deepen cooperation on trade, investment, climate, and energy."
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Angola: Is White House Re-Framing Shared Values Ahead of Angola Visit?
allAfrica, 30 November 2023
The recent statement from White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the visit of the President of Angola could mark a significant development in messaging on the bilateral… Read more »
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White House, 30 November 2023
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met today with President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço of Angola at the White House to address opportunities to deepen our… Read more »
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Angola: Angolan President Reiterates Openness to Cooperate With Us
ANGOP, 30 November 2023
Angolan President João Lourenço on Thursday reiterated his country's openness to cooperate with the United States of America in various areas, particularly… Read more »
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Angola: FACT SHEET: The U.S. – Angola Partnership
White House, 30 November 2023
As the United States and Angola mark 30 years of diplomatic relations, our bilateral relationship is deepening with regular senior-level engagements and increasing cooperation on… Read more »
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Angola: Angola Shows How Overriding Democracy Is America's New Realpolitik in Africa
Daily Maverick, 5 December 2023
The opposition's appeal to respect democratic principles, the separation of powers and civil-political liberties is at odds with Washington's support for a civilian constitutional… Read more »
The Lobito corridor, which connects the Angolan coastline to rich agricultural production zones & the DR Congo and Zambia, is critical to unleashing a diversified economy for Angola and its neighbors, according to the World Bank.
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Angola: Angola At the UN - Diversifying Angola's Economy to Boost Trade Exports
Africa Renewal, 13 November 2023
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Africa: U.S. Takes Up China's Infrastructure Mantel in Africa
VOA, 3 November 2023
This week, the U.S. State Department confirmed that Washington's plan to refurbish and extend the Lobito Corridor -- a railway that will run through mineral-rich Zambia and the… Read more »
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African Development Bank (AfDB), 27 October 2023
The African Development Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), joining global partners to mobilise resources for the Lobito Corridor and the Zambia-Lobito rail line… Read more »
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Africa: Biden's BRI Moment
ISS, 15 September 2023
The Lobito Corridor infrastructure project casts the United States and the West in an unfamiliar role. Read more »
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White House, 9 September 2023
Today, on the margins of the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) event at the G20 in India, the United States of America and the European Union welcomed the… Read more »
