WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump met with leaders from five African nations on Wednesday, noting the United States is shifting its policy toward the continent "from aid to trade".
Meeting with the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal at the White House, Trump said there was "great economic potential in Africa", Xinhua news agency reported.
He said the United States was working to "forge new economic opportunities involving both the United States and many African nations."