South Sudan has accepted eight third-country deportees from the U.S. and Rwanda says it’s in talk with the administration of President Donald Trump on a similar deal.

The Trump administration this week pressed five African presidents to take in migrants from other countries when they are deported by the U.S., two officials familiar with the discussions told Reuters on Thursday.

Trump in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria This Africa mini-summit marks the latest effort by successive U.S. administrations to counter perceptions that they are neglecting the continent,