President Biden visits Angola this week and is spending billions to get better supplies of electric vehicle battery metals, but the admin may have already been beaten by China's investments.

Joe Biden sets off for Angola on Sunday on a trip that will deliver on a promise to visit Africa during his presidency and focus on a major, U.S.-backed railway project that aims to divert critical minerals away from China.

The president stopped in Cape Verde on his way to Angola, where he will highlight American commitment to Africa in the economic competition against China.