Ethiopia declared a state of emergency in February to restore "law and order" after the prime minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, resigned suddenly. "We are not in any way attempting to keep Chinese dollars from Africa," said Tillerson, whose visit to Africa is his first time since becoming secretary of state more than a year ago. Tillerson was also asked (twice) during the press conference about the derogatory 's***hole' remark that US President Donald Trump made about Africa in January. “The incident is behind us, the visit by the secretary of state today is proof of the importance of relations between the different parties,” he said. At the press conference, Tillerson said he had "a very good exchange" with Ethiopian officials about counterterrorism efforts.

Source: Ethiopian News March 08, 2018 15:22 UTC