Trump's Next Big Deal Awaits in Africa

President Donald Trump's reshaping of U.S. diplomacy has touched only the tip of the iceberg in Africa but the vast continent, home to more than 1.5 billion people and large shares of critical resources, has increasingly demonstrated its significance on the international stage.

In fact, many analysts view Africa—with its 54 nations, each of them bearing unique challenges and opportunities—as one of the world's most important geopolitical theaters, one that has thus far eluded a sustained, substantial U.S. strategy to explore its untapped potential...