Overview
- President Trump convened leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal on July 9 as the first in a quarterly series of high-level US-Africa engagements.
- The White House lunch prioritized commercial opportunities to secure mineral deals and strengthen supply-chain security under a 'trade not aid' doctrine.
- Coastal West and Central African states were selected for their roles in countering violent extremism and enhancing regional security partnerships.
- The State Department now evaluates US ambassadors in Africa on their success in advocating market reforms and brokering deals for American businesses.
- Officials are planning a broader US-Africa summit at the UN General Assembly in September to expand on the administration’s transactional diplomacy.