In becoming the first American leader to visit Angola, President Biden said it was important not to forget the ugly legacy that originally defined relations with Africa.

Speaking at the National Slavery Museum on Tuesday in Luanda, Angola, President Biden spoke about the connections between the country and the United States. Praising the country, Biden said: "I know the future runs through Angola,

Joe Biden is using the first visit to Angola by a U.S. president to promote Washington’s investments in the sub-Saharan African nation and see a slavery museum, where he’ll acknowledge the trafficking of humans that once linked the nations’ economies.