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West African states Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal were invited to a three-day summit in Washington, that started on 9 July (Photo: White House)

Trump takes leaf from the EU 'cash for migrants' playbook

US president Donald Trump’s summit with five African leaders in Washington this week appear to have confirmed his plans to carve out a series of ‘cash for migrants’ deals similar to the model of the EU. 

West African states Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal were invited to a

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

West African states Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal were invited to a three-day summit in Washington, that started on 9 July (Photo: White House)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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