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Zeenat Hansrod

Africans accuse Trump of chasing minerals and mocking their presidents

President Donald Trump speaks with the leaders of Senegal, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania and Gabon during a lunch at the White House on 9 July 2025. AP - Evan Vucci

People across Africa have hit out at this week’s high-profile summit between Donald Trump and five African leaders, saying the US president showed little respect during a White House lunch and is only chasing the continent’s minerals.

Five heads of state from Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal and Gabon are in Washington for a three-day summit that began on Wednesday with a lunch at the White House.

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