President Donald Trump met the presidents of five African nations -- Senegal, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania and Gabon -- in what the White House describes as a push to deepen trade, including precious medals.

Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal at the White House to discuss trade, development, and strategic partnerships. With Africa’s vast natural resources and rising global influence, the US is aiming to strengthen economic ties amid growing Chinese presence on the continent.

In a moment captured on video, Trump appears exasperated as he turns to the side while Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani speaks about the resources in his nation's seawater.

The State Department's decision to impose sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, follows an unsuccessful campaign to force her removal.

The United Nations says “the imposition of sanctions on special rapporteurs is a dangerous precedent.” It follows the Trump administration announcement Wednesday that it is issuing sanctions against Francesca Albanese,

The Trump administration has announced it’s issuing sanctions against an independent investigator tasked with probing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories, the latest effort by the Unite

The European Union "deeply regrets" the U.S. decision to impose sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, an EU spokesperson said on Friday.

Human rights defenders rallied on Thursday to support the top U.N. expert on Palestinian rights, after the United States imposed sanctions on her over what it said was unfair criticism of Israel.

The United Nations is pushing back against the United States after President Trump’s administration on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories.