By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network
NEW YORK (IDN) – An extended visit to Africa by the U.S. Secretary of State to mend fences after President’ Donald Trump's crude description of African and the Caribbean countries was cut short March 13 by the dismissal of the embattled Secretary Rex Tillerson.
President Trump had announced such a visit in late January. In a letter to all African leaders, he reportedly described the purpose of the "extended" visit as reaffirming "the partnerships and values we share with the African Union, member states and citizens across the continent".