![Uncredited South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, center, speaks during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Korea-Africa Summit in South Korea, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (Kim Do-hoon/Yonhap via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2fe604e0ec2640e08bbdd24e8f4d264c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, center, speaks during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Korea-Africa Summit in South Korea, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (Kim Do-hoon/Yonhap via AP)
![Uncredited South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, center, speaks during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Korea-Africa Summit in South Korea, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (Hang Kwang-mo/Yonhap via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1751e1e3299043b2a04477040aba942d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, center, speaks during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Korea-Africa Summit in South Korea, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (Hang Kwang-mo/Yonhap via AP)
![Lee Jin-Man South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, shakes hands with Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani after the joint press conference for the 2024 Korea-Africa Summit in Goyang, South Korea, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. South Korea will expand development aid to Africa and pursue deeper cooperation with the region on critical minerals and technology, President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday as he hosted a meeting with dozens of African leaders in Seoul. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/bd5b5f15b5ba4f4e89dce664ad0d29c5/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, shakes hands with Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani after the joint press conference for the 2024 Korea-Africa Summit in Goyang, South Korea, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. South Korea will expand development aid to Africa and pursue deeper cooperation with the region on critical minerals and technology, President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday as he hosted a meeting with dozens of African leaders in Seoul. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
![Lee Jin-Man South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, speaks as Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani listens during a joint press conference for the 2024 Korea-Africa Summit in Goyang, South Korea, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. South Korea will expand development aid to Africa and pursue deeper cooperation with the region on critical minerals and technology, President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday as he hosted a meeting with dozens of African leaders in Seoul. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1fd8e84872ab4c5ca8ac8c05560cffcc/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, speaks as Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani listens during a joint press conference for the 2024 Korea-Africa Summit in Goyang, South Korea, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. South Korea will expand development aid to Africa and pursue deeper cooperation with the region on critical minerals and technology, President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday as he hosted a meeting with dozens of African leaders in Seoul. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
![Lee Jin-Man South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a joint press conference with Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani for the 2024 Korea-Africa Summit in Goyang, South Korea, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. South Korea will expand development aid to Africa and pursue deeper cooperation with the region on critical minerals and technology, President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday as he hosted a meeting with dozens of African leaders in Seoul. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9c393e198cb34f48a88b884d714e0feb/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a joint press conference with Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani for the 2024 Korea-Africa Summit in Goyang, South Korea, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. South Korea will expand development aid to Africa and pursue deeper cooperation with the region on critical minerals and technology, President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday as he hosted a meeting with dozens of African leaders in Seoul. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
![Lee Jin-Man Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani speaks during the joint press conference with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol for the 2024 Korea-Africa Summit in Goyang, South Korea, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. South Korea will expand development aid to Africa and pursue deeper cooperation with the region on critical minerals and technology, President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday as he hosted a meeting with dozens of African leaders in Seoul. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d7b5febb33134c0cafae5abebf82fe9b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani speaks during the joint press conference with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol for the 2024 Korea-Africa Summit in Goyang, South Korea, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. South Korea will expand development aid to Africa and pursue deeper cooperation with the region on critical minerals and technology, President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday as he hosted a meeting with dozens of African leaders in Seoul. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)