Kagame spoke at the African Union after meeting Trump last Friday in Davos, Switzerland at the World Economic Forum. U.S. diplomats have scrambled for days to address the shock and condemnation after the reports of Trump's remarks. Trump's letter and Kagame's careful response seem to have calmed things down. Chairman of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, toned down his stance in a press conference with journalists on Monday. Also at the African Union summit, it was announced the organization has launched a new aviation deregulation scheme.

Source: Ethiopian News January 29, 2018 15:33 UTC