Joe Biden wrapped up a three-day trip to Cabo Verde and Angola this week, marking the first visit by a sitting U.S. President to Africa in almost ten years. Although Biden sought to lay out an expansive vision for U.S. foreign policy towards Africa, including increased U.S. funding for climate change mitigation, more humanitarian assistance, and new infrastructure development, very little of that message got through the media coverage.

Instead, U.S., European, and Indian media outlets framed the visit as part of a larger great power struggle with China and Washington’s effort to curtail Beijing’s surging influence on the continent.