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Trump Advances Trade-Driven Africa Agenda in White House Summit

African leaders are pitching investment proposals to secure critical-mineral deals alongside security commitments pending the administration’s review of travel restrictions under its “trade not aid” doctrine.

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Excavators to be exported to Africa are seen waiting to be loaded on a cargo ship at a port in Yantai, in eastern China's Shandong province, on March 7, 2025.
A view of a train loaded with iron ore at the ArcelorMittal iron ore mine in Mount Nimba, Liberia, June 11, 2021.
An aerial view show trucks loading sand from a quarry on the outskirts of Nouakchott, Mauritania, on March 14, 2023.

Overview

  • President Trump hosted the rulers of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal for a White House lunch focused on trade, investment and security cooperation
  • The meeting inaugurates a quarterly series of U.S.-Africa engagements following early-July moves to shutter USAID and impose higher tariffs on African trading partners
  • Delegations presented private-sector proposals targeting infrastructure, energy and mining projects as U.S. officials explore counter-piracy and anti-trafficking partnerships in the Gulf of Guinea
  • Administration teams are assessing possible travel-ban measures for four invitee countries cited for visa overstay and recalcitrance concerns
  • The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation committed funding for Gabon’s Banio Potash mine as Washington seeks to secure critical minerals and outcompete China