US President Donald Trump is set to meet with leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal to discuss potential mining ventures.
These African nations have rich mineral resources and offer investment opportunities for American businesses.
The leaders aim to boost local processing of natural resources, economic diversification, and job creation.
The countries also present security cooperation prospects in the Sahel region that has faced Islamist insurgency and military coups.