Africa, US move on from '***' remarks as Tillerson starts tour

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Africa, US move on from '***' remarks as Tillerson starts tour
Chris STEIN


Turn the page: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, at a press conference with the African Union's Moussa Faki (AFP Photo/SIMON MAINA)

Addis Ababa (AFP) - Washington's top diplomat began his first Africa tour Thursday by meeting with the African Union chief, who said the continent had moved on from a reported insult by President Donald Trump.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and AU commission chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat discussed security and counter-terrorism, trade and development, corruption and conflict in an hour-long meeting at the continental body's headquarters in the Ethiopian capital.

But looming over the meeting was Trump's alleged description of African nations as "*** countries" in January, which forced the president to pen a letter reaffirming his commitment to the continent.

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