Rex Tillerson, US secretary of state, canceled scheduled events on Saturday on the second day of his visit to Kenya because he was "not feeling well", the US state department has said.Tillerson is four days into his first diplomatic trip to Africa, where he has visited Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya.He is also scheduled to visit Chad and Nigeria, where he [...]
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The United States says Nigeria’s 2019 general election and a peaceful transition in government remains its major priority.The US Department of State said this during a briefing on the first trip of Rex Tillerson, US secretary of state, to Africa.It said the election is its priority in view of the country’s strategic position in the African region.The department expressed hope that [...]
Rex Tillerson, the former chairman and chief executive of Exxon Mobil, has been sworn in as the United States' secretary of state.Tillerson, who has never held political office, succeeds John Kerry as the US top diplomat.He was Wednesday night sworn in by Mike Pence, the vice-president, in the oval office.The former oil chief had been criticised for his ties to Russia, [...]
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