From a hillside overlooking the Bay of Corimba, President Joe Biden declared: “The future runs through Angola, through Africa.”

President Joe Biden is finding ways to celebrate trains in the waning days of his presidency thousands of miles from home.

In his last announced trip abroad as president, Mr. Biden relished touring a U.S.-financed train line in Angola intended to transport goods and critical minerals to port.

Biden is using his third and final day in Angola to showcase the Lobito Corridor railway, where the US and key allies are investing heavily to refurbish 800 miles of train lines in Zambia, Congo, and Angola.

President Joe Biden said "there's nothing beyond our capacity if we work together" while addressing a gathering outside the National Museum of Slavery in Luanda, Angola, on Tuesday.

U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in the Angolan port city of Lobito on Wednesday, the last day of a trip to Africa, to tout a plan to extend a railway that could channel critical minerals from Congo to the West.

President Joe Biden grinned as he posed for photos with the leader of Angola before departing the country Wednesday, capping off an historic trip that was overshadowed by controversy stemming from Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter and unexpected turmoil from a key US ally.

Joe Biden is using the first visit to Angola by a U.S. president to promote billions of dollars of investments in the sub-Saharan African nation.

The president will also announce initiatives related to global health and security cooperation, among other things, a senior administration official said.

President Joe Biden arrived in Angola on a long-promised visit to Sub-Saharan Africa. The visit will focus on a US-backed rail project and the legacy of slavery.