Today, on the margins of the Corporate Council on Africa’s U.S.-Africa Business Summit, the United States and the Republic of Angola celebrated the signing of final agreements to finance three major infrastructure projects in the PGI’s flagship Lobito Corridor.

Senior Policy Advisor for PGI, K. Danae Pauli visited the first BasiGo Kenya 🇰🇪 service depot and charging station. BasiGo works to green Nairobi’s commuter routes and helps PGI better understand e-mobility potential in Kenya and the region.

Exciting week with US Partnership Global Infrastructure & Investment’s Angola signing ceremony at the U.S.-Africa Business Summit, closing $1.3 billion projects to further develop the #LobitoCorridor in clean energy, radio communication and rural transportation. PGI means delivering real impact with our partners!

If I may, there’s something I need to get off my chest.

As democracy remains under siege, it has been frustrating to watch how the press covers politics these days.

I am reminded by lessons that came to me during the Nixon years as a CBS News correspondent, which I’ll add here:

Great to wrap up my time in Angola with productive meeting with the Agriculture and Energy Ministers and Commerce Permanent Secretary! Grateful to have Ambassador Agostinho Van-Dúnem by my side for the trip. Next time I will try to look at the same camera as everyone else…

A pleasure to visit Lobito, Angola for the first time, see the US Partnership Global Infrastructure & Investment progress to date and what is needed to further accelerate development of the #LobitoCorridorPGI

Honoured to be at the #Lobito Corridor Private Sector Investment Forum today.
#Zambia ’s hosting 250 business leaders from the region & across the globe, to catalyse private sector investment in business opportunities around this key economic corridor.
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#EconomicDiplomacy

Excited to have successfully brought together more than 350 regional and global government and business leaders at the US Partnership Global Infrastructure & Investment Lobito Corridor Private Sector Investor Forum to accelerate investment in Angola, Zambia and the DRC.

Some big announcements yesterday at the PGI Lobito Corridor Private Sector Investor Forum! US Partnership Global Infrastructure & Investment #PGILobitoCorridor

#LobitoCorridorPGI

Development of the Lobito Corridor is a game changer for the region. This key infrastructure project brings:-

🔴Regional connectivity
🔵Increased trade volumes
🟡Job creation

With #Zambia at the core of this Corridor.🇿🇲

Today, the The Wall Street Journal featured a front page story on President Biden’s commitment to transforming the way we do infrastructure investment in Africa through US Partnership Global Infrastructure & Investment. With partners, #lobitocorridor is the flagship US model we are delivering around the world to grow economies and improve lives.

Our Acting Special Coordinator & Senior Advisor met with Ambassador Agostinho Van-Dúnem to discuss our joint role in further accelerating Lobito Corridor development. We look forward to continuing to strengthen our bilateral relationship & closing the global infrastructure gap.

“I’m particularly proud of our work through the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment. I’m excited to build the Lobito economic corridor as well...This first of its kind project is the biggest US rail investment in Africa ever.” m.youtube.com/watch?v=XsNxPW… US Partnership Global Infrastructure & Investment

The United States is proud to partner with Angola on clean energy, transport infrastructure, trade, agriculture, telecommunications, and more under US Partnership Global Infrastructure & Investment. Read here to learn more about how we are working together on these issues: whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

Yesterday, President Biden thanked the President of Angola for partnering with @USPGI on the Lobito Corridor, calling it “the biggest U.S. rail investment in Africa ever. One that is going to create jobs & connect markets for generations to come.” Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=XsNxPW…

63 years ago today, 6-year-old #RubyBridges integrated William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Many, including white moderates, believed that she was “out of order.”

Thank you to Ruby Bridges and her family for being “out of order.”

I'm thrilled to announce world-renowned women’s health researcher, Dr. Carolyn Mazure, as the chair of the first-ever White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research.

Alongside the Gender Policy Council, she will lead our effort to improve the health and lives of women across

Exciting announcement this week at #AIF2023 from African Development Bank Group regarding US Partnership Global Infrastructure & Investment’s work with European Commission, Africa Finance Corporation, Angola, DRC & Zambia to develop the #LobitoCorridor and the 800km greenfield Zambia-Lobito rail line 🛤️

Join us to explore how to mobilize more private investment in international infrastructure with DFCgov Scott Nathan, The Wilson Center 's Mark Andrew Green Mark Kennedy, Shihoko Goto 後藤志保子, Global Infrastructure Hub Marie Lam Frendo, Department of State's K. Danae Pauli and more.
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