Monrovia – FrontPage Africa has realized that President Joseph Nyuma Boakai is amongst 5 African heads of state invited by U.S. President Donald Trump to attend a high-level summit in Washington, D.C., from July 9 to 11. The summit, which is shaping as much as be a serious international coverage occasion by the Trump workforce, is predicted to concentrate on financial cooperation and regional safety.
By Gerald C. Koinyeneh
President Boakai is predicted to be joined by Senegal’s Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Gabon’s Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Mauritania’s Mohamed Ould Ghazouani and Guinea-Bissau’s Umaro Sissoco Embaló.
The assembly, reportedly being coordinated via the U.S. State Division in collaboration with the respective embassies in Washington, will mark a big diplomatic engagement with Africa by Trump’s camp. One of many central themes will probably be business diplomacy—a coverage space the Trump workforce is looking for to prioritize if the previous president returns to workplace.
A key focus of the discussions will probably be on essential minerals, with Liberia and Gabon each recognized as resource-rich international locations holding important strategic worth. U.S. officers are reportedly aiming to develop strategic financial agreements with African nations, particularly in sectors very important to world provide chains.
Safety considerations are additionally anticipated to dominate the agenda, together with the combat towards jihadism—significantly in international locations bordering the Gulf of Guinea—and rising regional threats similar to drug trafficking, with Guinea-Bissau cited as a hotspot.
The invitation to President Boakai follows a latest assembly between Liberia’s International Minister, Sara Beysolow Nyanti, and U.S. State Division officers, throughout which key bilateral and regional points had been mentioned—reportedly paving the best way for Liberia’s inclusion within the summit.
Nevertheless, the total scope and intentions behind the Trump-led initiative stay unclear, together with what particular commitments or proposals will probably be offered to the visiting African leaders.
