US Congress forces Trump to engage with Africa

US President Donald Trump poses with African leaders at the 2017 G7 Summit in Taormina, Sicily on May 27.

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The United States Congress has introduced a law that would force President Donald Trump to engage with Africa and invite its heads of State and government to a summit in Washington DC next year, formalising the periodic talks into a traditional policy event.

The annual Defence Bill, if passed into law, will require that the Secretary of State host US-Africa Leaders Summits every four years.