Biden arrives in Angola for his long-awaited sub-Saharan Africa visit

LUANDA, Angola (AP) — President Joe Biden arrived in Angola on Monday for his long-awaited first presidential visit to sub-Saharan Africa and will use the three-day trip to counter China’s influence by highlighting an ambitious U.S.-backed railway project. The Lobito Corridor...

Biden arrives in Angola for his long-promised first visit to sub-Saharan Africa as president

LUANDA, Angola (AP) — Biden arrives in Angola for his long-promised first visit to sub-Saharan Africa as president.

Commodities firm Trafigura goes on Swiss trial over alleged bribes paid to win Angola oil contract

GENEVA (AP) — For the first time in Switzerland, a multinational company faces a criminal trial Monday on charges of bribing a foreign public official, with alleged payments totaling about $5 million, to win lucrative oil industry contracts in Angola. Commodities trader Trafigura...

East African summit urges peace in eastern Congo but its leader skips talks

ARUSHA, Tanzania (AP) — East African heads of state made another push for peace in eastern Congo on Saturday but its prospects remained bleak following a regional summit that was marked by the Congolese president's absence and an early departure of his Rwandan counterpart. A...

Biden to travel to Germany this week, Angola in December for visits delayed by Hurricane Milton

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is heading to Germany Thursday and will visit Angola the first week in December, rescheduling visits that were postponed so he could remain in Washington to monitor the federal response to Hurricane Milton as it struck Florida. The White House...

Biden postpones trip to Germany and Angola to monitor Hurricane Milton

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday he is postponing a planned trip to Germany and Angola to stay at the White House to monitor Hurricane Milton, as it spins closer to Florida’s Gulf Coast. “I just don’t think I can be out of the country at this time,” he...

Biden says he's postponing Thursday's trip to Germany and Angola to stay at the White House to monitor Hurricane Milton

WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden says he's postponing Thursday's trip to Germany and Angola to stay at the White House to monitor Hurricane Milton.