Nigeria, July 11 -- Recently, the president of the United States of America, Mr Donald Trump, invited some African leaders to a three-day summit in Washington, DC, termed an "incredible" commercial opportunity.

The leaders of these minor economies and populations include the presidents of Gabon, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, and Liberia. Curiously, the meeting only focused on Trump's "trade" policy, rather than "aid." For countries already slammed with Trump's 10 per cent tariff on goods exported to the United States, such a visit may provide an opportunity for a deal, if not an inducement.

According to a report monitored on BBC, the African leaders were hosted to a dinner at the White House, where they indulged in the usual Afric...