{"id":8862,"date":"2018-03-14T18:00:37","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T00:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/?post_type=news&p=8862"},"modified":"2018-03-14T18:00:37","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T00:00:37","slug":"sacked-while-in-africa-tillerson-trip-leaves-african-nation-hosts-confused","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/news\/sacked-while-in-africa-tillerson-trip-leaves-african-nation-hosts-confused\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacked while in Africa? Tillerson trip leaves African Nation hosts confused"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  • What next for US \u2013 Africa relations?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    From the outset, Rex Tillerson\u2019s first trip to Africa looked half-hearted and token, but with the hindsight knowledge that the U.S. Secretary of State was fired just two days in, his African hosts who must be wondering why they bothered.<\/p>\n

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    Beyond $533 million in humanitarian aid and some pat remarks about security and not getting too cosy with China, Tillerson\u2019s main aim appeared to be clearing up the mess left by President Donald Trump\u2019s reported dismissal of some African nations as \u201cshithole countries\u201d. Trump later denied making the comment.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    A summary of Tillerson\u2019s Africa tour<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Pledged more than $533 million in humanitarian aid for victims of conflicts and drought in Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan and the West and Central African countries bordering Lake Chad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • Warned Africans against Chinese investments that encourage \u2018dependency\u2019, as opposed to American aid that promotes \u2018sustainable growth\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        • Told the Ethiopian government that its people need more freedom, not less, in reference to the state of emergency that the United States has repeatedly disagreed with.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          • Hailed the political reconciliation of Kenya\u2019s political rivals, President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga. Some analysts said the reconciliation might have been fuelled by the anticipated visit from the top diplomat of a key ally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            • Expressed his willingness to remove Chad from the travel ban list issued by the United States last September.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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              • Offered training, equipment and intelligence to the Nigerian government to help get the missing Dapchi and Chibok girls released.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                But the revelation from a senior White House official that Trump told Tillerson he was out of a job just two days into the six-day jaunt has cast doubts in the minds of many about the Trump White House\u2019s attitude towards the continent.<\/p>\n

                It\u2019d be better for Africa if the Trump administration just ignored us because of the chaos and dysfunction within the administration.<\/p>\n

                Only hours after he touched down in the United States after cutting short his African trip, Trump announced on Twitter that Tillerson was fired.<\/p>\n

                What next for US \u2013 Africa relations?<\/strong><\/p>\n

                Given the continent\u2019s increasing reliance for aid and trade on China, its main commercial partner, and a recent diplomatic push led by Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov, the slight is likely to have real consequences for Washington\u2019s status on the continent of a billion people.<\/p>\n

                \u201cThis shows Trump\u2019s disdain, a real own-goal, especially with Lavrov hot on his heels,\u201d said Jackie Cilliers, head of the South Africa-based Institute for Security Studies.<\/p>\n

                For Kenya\u2019s chattering political classes, it was a telling window into the priorities of the Trump White House.<\/p>\n

                \u201cIt\u2019d be better for Africa if the Trump administration just ignored us because of the chaos and dysfunction within the administration,\u201d said Nanjala Nyabola, a Kenyan writer and political analyst.<\/p>\n

                \u201cIt\u2019s interesting and disturbing to see the administration flounder so much and not really have a coherent response to any major challenges on the continent and elsewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

                A spokesman for Kenya\u2019s president declined to comment. Nigeria\u2019s foreign ministry did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

                In Nigeria, where Tillerson held talks with President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, the secretary of state\u2019s ousting was met with a sense of weary acceptance.<\/p>\n

                \u201cAmerican foreign policy has always treated Africa as a leftover, which is why it\u2019s not a huge shock that Tillerson was in Africa while they fired him,\u201d said Pat Utomi, professor of political economy at Lagos Business School.<\/p>\n

                \u201cIt doesn\u2019t augur well for the long-term message of America to Africa, especially with the message he sounded, which was \u2018beware of China\u2019. This means that the warning he was giving was of no consequence,\u201d said Utomi.<\/p>\n

                Reuters<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                What next for US \u2013 Africa relations? From the outset, Rex Tillerson\u2019s first trip to Africa looked half-hearted and token, but with the hindsight knowledge that the U.S. Secretary of State was fired just two days in, his African hosts who must be wondering why they bothered. Beyond $533 million in humanitarian aid and some […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8863,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"news-category":[323,322],"yoast_head":"\nSacked while in Africa? Tillerson trip leaves African Nation hosts confused<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sacked while in Africa? 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