WASHINGTON, D.C. - Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai on Wednesday made a direct appeal for increased American investment in his country's vast mineral wealth, as he joined a select group of African leaders at a luncheon hosted by U.S. President Donald J. Trump at the White House.

Liberia is a country that was founded as a place to relocate freed African American slaves in the 19th century, according to the BBC. The relocation served as a solution to the "issue" of African Americans who roamed freely on American soil. However ...