President Joe Biden is rounding off his trip to Angola by announcing $600 million in new financing for a multi-country railway as the US looks to bolster its investment in critical minerals infrastructure in Africa and curb Chinese influence.

President Joe Biden arrived in Angola on a long-promised visit to Sub-Saharan Africa. The visit will focus on a US-backed rail project and the legacy of slavery.

Biden pledges lasting support to Africaas he meets with Angola's president:: Luanda, Angola::"I'm proud, excuse me, very proud to be the first American president to visit Angola, and I'm deeply proud of everything we've done together to transform our partnership thus far.

Joe Biden pledged lasting U.S. engagement with Africa as he met his Angolan counterpart Joao Lourenco in Luanda on Tuesday, as part of his first and only visit to sub-Saharan Africa as U.S. president.

President Biden is using the first visit to Angola by a U.S. president to promote billions of dollars of commitments to the sub-Saharan African nation.

President Joe Biden arrived for his long-awaited first presidential visit to sub-Saharan Africa on Monday to the cheers of thousands in Angola, where he will highlight an ambitious U.S.-backed railway project meant to counter China’s influence on the continent of over 1.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced more than $1 billion in humanitarian assistance to Africa during a visit to Angola, where the United States is showcasing a major infrastructure project aimed at countering China's investments on the continent.