Ripples of United States president Donald Trump’s derogatory
comments about Africans and Haitians continue in diplomatic circles
despite his denial late last week.
The African Union (A.U.) envoys in Washington issued a strongly
worded statement demanding a retraction and apology whiles a number of African
governments have also condemned and sought clarification from U.S. envoys in
their countries.
The African Union Commission chair Moussa Faki Mahamat also
expressed dismay last week. Mahamat on Monday met with the U.S. ambassador to
the A.U.
Ambassador MaryBeth Leonard assured the A.U. chief that Washington
deeply respected Africans and valued the shared relationships and partnerships
between the two parties.
AMB Leonard had a great
meeting today with @AUC_MoussaFaki
@_AfricanUnion and on the
occasion of #MLKDay
discussed our deep respect for the people of #Africa, tolerance and our
shared core values. The United States deeply values its enduring partnerships
with Africa.
“I received US Amb MaryBeth Leonard and took the opportunity to
reiterate the African Union’s outrage at the comments attributed to Donald
Trump. For a mutually beneficial partnership to flourish, we have to relate on
a respectful and dignified basis,” Mahamat said in a tweet accompanied by
photos of their meeting.
Trump is quoted to have said: “Why do we want all these people
from Africa here? They’re shithole countries … We should have more people from
Norway.”
He made the comments
whiles meeting a bipartisan group of Senators at the White House on Thursday.
He has tweeted today denying the use of the word.
Source: Here
No comments:
Post a Comment