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Africa: Trump Invites Five African Leaders To Summit In Washington
- On July 9, 2025, President Donald Trump will convene a summit in Washington, D.C., welcoming the heads of state from five African countries—Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal—for discussions and collaboration.
- The summit follows the Trump administration's shift from traditional foreign aid to prioritizing trade, investment, and strategic partnerships in Africa.
- The meeting will emphasize commercial diplomacy, regional security, and access to critical mineral resources in invited countries, highlighting Liberia's growing geopolitical role.
- Marco Rubio, the U.S. Secretary of State, announced that America is shifting away from a foreign aid approach based on charity and will instead prioritize countries that show both capability and determination to support themselves.
- The summit marks a key moment for Liberia to deepen U.S. ties and attract investment, while Washington carefully monitors Ivory Coast's upcoming October election amid credibility concerns.
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The exclusion of Nigeria from a high-profile US-Africa summit hosted by former President Donald Trump has drawn sharp criticism from opposition figures, who call it a damning indictment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration and its dwindling global relevance. On July 9, Trump is scheduled to welcome leaders from five African nations —Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal —to the White House for discussions centered on …
Since his return to power, the US President has attempted a new approach that is supposed to serve the economic interests of the United States and those of the African continent, although little spared by the policy of the head of state.
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Trump will host leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal for a discussion and lunch at the White House on July 9, a White House official said on Wednesday
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Early in July 2025, the White House announced that it would hold a US-Africa conference with five African states. According to Semafor and Reuters, the conference will take place in Washington, D.C., from 9 to 11 July 2025. Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal are among the invited leaders. The news of the summit comes after a series of US diplomatic engagements with African leaders, including Trump’s meeting with South Afr…
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