The White House views US President Donald Trump’s offer to meet with the leaders of five African nations as a “incredible” business opportunity. The leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal are among Trump’s guests; none of them represent the continent’s leading economies.
Trump’s “trade, not aid” approach is anticipated to be the main focus of the three-day summit, and as all of them must pay 10% tariffs on products exported to the US, they may be expecting to reach agreements to lower this rate.
Critical minerals may be among those up for grabs, and other topics, such as migration, marine security, and housing for deportees, are likely also on the table. They are found along the routes taken by migrants and Latin American drug dealers, except for Gabon.
Discussions about cooperation in addressing this danger are also anticipated since some of the countries may be at risk of the southerly spread of Islamist insurgencies that impact their neighbours farther inland.
The commander of US Africa Command (Africom), Gen. Michael Langley, issued a warning earlier this year that one of the jihadists’ new goals was to reach the coast of West Africa, which increased “the chance of threats reaching US shores.
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