Angolan President to Visit Washington This Week For Lobito Corridor Talks

Angola’s President João Lourenço will meet with U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday during an official visit to Washington.

According to a White House statement, they will focus on the next steps in a joint logistics corridor linking the Angolan port of Lobito with critical mineral mining sites in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia.

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