The chairman of the African Union Commission said Thursday that the continent's leaders cannot stay silent after U.S. President Donald Trump's alleged vulgar remarks about African countries and Haiti. "The continent is deeply shocked by the message of hatred and the desire to marginalize Africa," Mahmat said, before the African Union summit on Sunday. He said African leaders may also respond to other statements and actions by Trump. Botswana's government called Trump's comment "reprehensible and racist" and summoned the U.S. ambassador to explain. The U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres responded to Trump's remark by saying that "the dignity, equality and human rights of refugees and migrants has to be respected everywhere."

Source: Ethiopian News January 25, 2018 10:48 UTC