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The first African leaders’ summit of US President Donald Trump’s second term will be held next week in Washington, with five heads of state from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal expected to be in attendance.
The news, first reported by African Intelligence, was confirmed to Semafor by a person familiar with the plans.
The July 9-11 meeting, which Trump will attend, is likely to focus on US economic opportunities in West Africa’s critical minerals sector as well as regional security, areas that have emerged as priorities for Washington in its engagement with the continent.
The meeting comes as something of a surprise as plans are still being finalized for a wider US-Africa summit due to take place in September in New York. The timing could be strategic, with US officials potentially trying to capitalize on a period of intense US-Africa diplomacy, following a US-brokered ceasefire between DR Congo and Rwanda signed last week at the White House.
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