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  • Trump promises West African leaders a pivot to trade as the region reels from sweeping aid cuts

    07/09/2025 4:56:57 PM PDT · by mbrfl · 18 replies
    Associated Press ^ | July 9, 2025 | Monica Pronczuk and Darlene Superville
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump promised West African leaders a pivot from aid to trade during a White House meeting Wednesday as the region reels from the impact of sweeping U.S. aid cuts. Trump said he sees “great economic potential in Africa” as the leaders of Liberia, Senegal, Gabon, Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau boasted of their countries’ natural resources and heaped praise on the U.S. president, including their thanks for his help in settling a long-running conflict between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Trump described the nations represented at the meeting as “all very vibrant places with very...