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Trump Shifts Focus ‘From Aid to Trade’ at Africa Summit
(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump welcomed leaders of five African nations, hailing the continent’s economic potential as his administration seeks to expand US access to critical minerals and other natural resources. Most Read from Bloomberg...

Trump hits Brazil with 50% tariffs
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import taxes of 50% on Wednesday for its treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, showing that personal grudges rather than simple economics were driving the U.S. leader’s use of...

Donald Trump urged 'get a new makeup artist' after 'jarring' look at key White House meeting
13:29 ET, 09 Jul 2025 Social media users told President Donald Trump to "get a new makeup artist" after he appeared to have a darker complexion during a televised summit with African leaders. It's no secret that the president wears makeup for TV...

Senegal, Gabon, Liberia…Trump hosts five African leaders at White House
United States President Donald Trump has met with his counterparts from Senegal, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, and Gabon. The African leaders had lunch with Trump at the White House on Wednesday and discussed expanding commercial...

Newswire : Leaders of five African countries head to Washington to meet Trump
Map of African countries By Africanews Five West African leaders are travelling to Washington this week for a somewhat surprise meeting: US president Donald Trump announced in late June that he would host the heads of state of Liberia, Senegal,...

Watch Live: Donald Trump Meets with African Leaders
President Donald Trump meets with leaders from multiple African nations on Wednesday, July 9. The president is meeting with the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal to for a summit on potential trade agreements. Trump...

Trump shuns Tinubu, sets to meet five African presidents
President Donald Trump is set to host the leaders of five African nations at the White House on Wednesday, with trade, investment, and security expected to dominate the conversation over lunch in the State Dining Room. The visiting presidents —...

Why Trump invited five African leaders to the White House
Abdou Aziz Diédhiou & Yūsuf Akínpẹ̀lú & Brandon DrenonBBC News, Dakar & Lagos & Washington DC ShareSave Donald Trump wants to do business in Africa - and is not interested in aid US President Donald Trump began a three-day summit in Washington DC...
African Leaders Agree: Trump Deserves a Nobel Peace Prize
President Donald Trump deserves a Nobel Peace Prize, the leaders of five African nations agreed during a White House economic summit on Wednesday. When the meeting on commercial cooperation among the nations was opened up to questions from the...

Trump hosts five African leaders in landmark summit focused ...
US President Donald Trump will host the leaders of five West and Central African countries at the White House on Wednesday at the start of an unprecedented two-day summit. Trade, investment and security are expected to top the agenda as Washington...

Suzi Carla Barbosa: ‘Spain can find many opportunities to invest in Africa’
Madrid hosted the Africa Spain Summit 2025 with the aim of strengthening ties between Africa and Spain at all levels, mainly in the economic and commercial spheres. On the occasion of this important event organised by One Africa Forums, Atalayar...

World leader dangles blunt ‘bribe’ in Trump’s face
Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye appears to be a man on a mission. President Donald Trump is hosting Faye and other African leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia and Mauritania at a meeting at the White House on Wednesday, as the...

Trump targets Brazil for 50% import taxes
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import taxes of 50% on Wednesday for its treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, breaking...

As China Tries to Expand Influence in Africa, Trump Meets with Western African Leaders
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the world keeps an eye on Ukraine, Iran and Israel, our adversaries are keeping their sights on Africa. This week, the White House hosted leaders from several western African nations in hopes of improving economic relations....

WATCH LIVE: President Trump Hosts Multilateral Meeting with African Leaders and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu – 12 PM ET
President Trump is scheduled to participate in a lunch with the leaders of five African nations and the Prime Minister of Israel this afternoon. The meeting with the Presidents of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal will focus...

Trump to host five African presidents at White House
US President Donald Trump will welcome five African leaders to a White House lunch on Wednesday, with commerce and trade expected to feature prominently amongst a mixed bag of potential agenda items. The presidents of Senegal, Liberia,...

Trump announces tariffs of up to 30% on six more countries
Trump issues tariff letters to six more countriesBut before he meets with west African leaders, Donald Trump is now announcing more trade notices to several countries on Truth Social. The US president is posting copies of separate letters...

What's on the table for the 5 African Presidents meeting Trump at the White House?
LAGOS, Nigeria — The presidents of Senegal, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, and Gabon are in Washington this week for a three-day mini summit hosted by President Trump — part of what the White House describes as a push to deepen "commercial...

Trump hosts West African leaders as region reels from US aid cuts
U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting five West African leaders on Wednesday for a "multilateral lunch" at the White House as the region reels from the impact of U.S. aid cuts. The leaders of Liberia, Senegal, Gabon, Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau...

Commentary: Why Trump’s Africa summit matters more than you think
As five African heads of state meet with President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., this week, it’s not just the summit’s agenda that deserves attention — but what it reveals about a reshaped American foreign policy. Beneath the headlines,...