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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Will Weissert

'Amtrak Joe' Biden uses his visit to Angola to promote a major African rail project

Biden Africa - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Even in the waning days of his presidency and thousands of miles from home, U.S. President Joe Biden is finding ways to celebrate trains.

Biden is using his third and final day in Angola to showcase the Lobito Corridor railway, where the U.S. and key allies are investing heavily to refurbish 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) of train lines in Zambia, Congo and Angola.

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