U.S. President Donald Trump’s new Africa strategy shifts from aid to trade under a “commercial diplomacy” push, urging ambassadors to broker business deals rather than manage aid programs.

President Donald Trump is promising a pivot from aid to trade during a White House meeting with five West African leaders as the region reels from the impact of sweeping U.S. aid cuts.

Liberia’s new President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has been sworn into office after a narrow win in the November elections to become the country's oldest-ever president.