Seventy-eight former United States Ambassadors to 48 African countries has warned the U.S president Donald Trump not to disregard Africa.
While expressing a deep concern over reports of President Donald Trump’s recent remarks about the continent, they said the U.S. president negative characterization of Africa, especially his ‘shithole’ comments, have elicited condemnations, not only from Africa but also from world leaders. French President Emmanuel Macron also shared the outrage and described it as disparaging.
Meanwhile, South Africa and Nigeria were among the first to join a chorus of countries condemning Trump for his inflammatory remarks on the immigrants. Africa experts also warned that the ensuing discord threatened America’s interest across the continent.
Both countries have summoned U.S. diplomats to clarify their president’s vulgar remarks, African ambassadors at the United Nations also met with the U.S. ambassador to the U.N, Nikki Haley who told the African envoys that the continent is very important to the United States.
