US President Donald Trump welcomed leaders from 5 African nations Wednesday to debate strengthening financial partnerships and unlocking funding alternatives throughout the continent.
The leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal attended a working lunch specializing in commerce and improvement cooperation.
“My administration is committed to strengthening our friendships in Africa through economic development efforts that benefit both the United States and our partners,” Trump stated throughout the assembly.
He emphasised Africa’s financial potential as having alternatives “like few other places” that might show “far more effective and sustainable and beneficial than anything else that we could be doing together.”
The African leaders showcased their nations’ considerable pure assets.
Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani highlighted the nation’s place as Africa’s second-largest iron ore producer for 60 years, together with reserves of manganese, uranium and potential lithium deposits.
“We have a lot of opportunities to offer in terms of investment,” he stated.
Liberian President Joseph Boakai stated he has a number of minerals and referred to as for a survey of them. “We want to encourage American involvement in the investment in Liberia,” he stated.
Gabon’s President Brice Oligui Nguema pressured the necessity for native processing of uncooked supplies to create jobs and stop youth migration. He stated his nation seeks companions to course of manganese and invited US corporations to reap the benefits of the chance.
“We are rich countries when it comes to raw materials, but we need partners to support us,” he stated.
He touched on safety within the Gulf of Guinea. Nguema urged the US to struggle piracy within the area: “We need a reliable and strong partner that is committed and that takes real steps, real action.”
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye highlighted two main alternatives.
He invited the US Geological Survey to evaluate his nation’s mineral potential.
Faye additionally inspired American buyers to participate in a digital metropolis challenge in Dakar spanning 40 hectares.
– Trump’s peace efforts acknowledged
Trump introduced progress on Democratic Republic of Congo-Rwanda peace negotiations, crediting the US State Department’s senior advisor for Africa, Massad Boulos, for mediating the breakthrough.
“I think over the next couple of weeks, the leaders of both countries will come to sign the final agreement,” Trump stated.
When requested about nominating Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize, the leaders of Gabon and Mauritania expressed help, citing his peace efforts within the area.
Source: www.anews.com.tr