Biden set to make long-awaited visit to Africa in October

President Joe Biden speaks at the meeting of the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats in New York (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

US President Joe Biden will make his long-awaited visit to Africa when he travels to Germany and Angola in mid-October, the White House has announced.

Mr Biden had promised during a summit of African leaders he hosted in Washington in late 2022 to visit Africa the following year.