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Joe Biden’s visit to Angola from 2 to 4 December 2024 marked his first trip to Africa as President of the United States. It was also the first visit by an American leader to Angola since it gained independence from Portugal in 1975.

There is hardly any doubt that the African continent holds immense political and economic significance for the people of the continent and for extra-regional states. It is rich in natural resources and will have one quarter of the world’s population by 2050. But within a global context marked by extremely heightened tensions, including threats of major military conflicts…