You should have come earlier to Africa, Biden told

President Joe Biden gestures next to Prime Minister of Cabo Verde Ulisses Correia e Silva and Jose Luis Livramento, Cabo Verde ambassador to the US on the tarmac of the Amilcar Cabral International Airport near Espargos, Cape Verde, on Dec. 2, 2024.[VOA]

After promising to visit Africa two years ago at the U.S. Africa summit in Washington, President Joe Biden makes his first presidential trip to the continent where he is visiting Angola with a quick stop in Cabo Verde. Analysts in Africa say the trip should've come sooner and some are asking why Angola is the primary destination - given its troubling human rights record.

White House officials say President Joe Biden is looking forward to visiting the continent after a promise he made in 2022. But some analysts tell VOA that Biden's trip, which comes weeks before he steps down, would've had more weight if he had done it earlier.