The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal published on 18 October 2024 a commentary titled "Why President Joe Biden Is Going to Africa--It's Not (Just) about China" by Tibor Nagy, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs in the Trump administration.
President Joe Biden's belated trip to Angola in December is not only about competition with China, but also an effort to showcase an attractive Western development project in the Lobito Corridor that links Angola with the DRC and Zambia.