Declaration was made during multilateral lunch with African leaders on Wednesday (9)
The president of the, said that his administration remains committed to the development of. “There is great economic potential in Africa,” he said during a multilateral lunch with African leaders on Wednesday (9). The meeting takes place in the light of cuts in American aid to the African continent. “We encourage countries present today to make a large investment in defense,” said the US president. Trump told African leaders that “there is a lot of anger at your continent.”
Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani said the invitation to visit the White House was a gesture of generosity and that the countries understood the message. After the speech, Trump asked the other leaders to be “brief” in his comments. African leaders evidenced the vast offer of basic minerals and rare lands of the continent.
In addition to the president of Mauritania, the meeting was attended by Liberia leaders, Joseph Nyuma Boakai, and Guinea-Bissau, Umro Sissoco Embaló. Gabon’s president, Brice Oligui Nguema, was also present.
Also present, the president of, Basou Diomaye Faye, spoke about the country’s potential to house golf fields and invited Trump to visit Africa. The US president said he will visit the continent “at some point.” Several of the leaders have expressed support for the republican nomination for the.
*With information from Estadão Content
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