Overview

• Trump convened the presidents of Senegal, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia and Mauritania at the White House to negotiate commercial, security and investment agreements
• The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation committed financing and technology partnerships for strategic mineral and energy projects in these nations
• Administration officials opened talks on bilateral migration accords to facilitate the repatriation of deportees
• The summit highlights a pivot from dismantled multilateral aid frameworks toward transactional diplomacy focused on securing gold, manganese, uranium, lithium, oil and gas resources
• A larger U.S.–Africa summit is scheduled for September alongside the UN General Assembly in New York to broaden this targeted engagement strategy