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Thousands cheer Biden's arrival in Angola for his long-promised sub-Saharan Africa visit

Dec. 02, 2024 15:02 PM EST

LUANDA, Angola (AP) — 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 1.4...

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

Dec. 02, 2024 03:49 AM EST

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...

Biden is making his long-awaited visit to Africa in October. He'll stop in Germany, then Angola

Sep. 24, 2024 17:12 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will make his long-awaited visit to Africa when he travels to Germany and Angola in mid-October, the White House announced Tuesday. Biden had promised during a summit of African leaders he hosted in Washington in late 2022 to visit Africa the...