During the same week that President Donald Trump repeatedly denigrated Somali immigrants as “garbage,” he also welcomed a group of African leaders to Washington to champion a peace deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, ending their decadeslong bitter conflict.

The contrast between Trump’s disgust at the Somali immigrants in Minnesota and his eagerness to champion the money to be made from access to critical minerals in Congo represents the different approaches Trump is taking when it comes to dealing with the African continent.