However, none of Africa’s big players, such as its largest economies South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt and Ethiopia, were asked to attend. These nations are allied to BRICS, a group of emerging economies founded by Brazil, India, and America’s adversaries, Russia and China. BRICS members face the threat of being hit with new tariffs from Trump for supporting “anti-American” policies.
- Trump wants to talk business with Africa in hopes of countering China. But a US summit excluded Africa’s big players

President Donald Trump referred to African countries, Haiti and El Salvador as "shithole" nations during a meeting Thursday and asked why the U.S. can't have more immigrants from Norway.
- Trump referred to Haiti and African nations as 'shithole' countries