Unwell Tillerson cancels Nairobi programmeNAIROBI: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, on his first Africa tour as Washington’s top diplomat, cancelled his programme in Kenya on Saturday because he was feeling unwell. He later said that Tillerson was "feeling better and will resume his normal schedule tomorrow (Sunday)". The audacious diplomatic gambit, which was taken before consulting key confidantes including Tillerson -- who was in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa at the time -- left aides scrambling to catch up. Just hours before the summit announcement on Thursday, Tillerson had said Washington was "a long way" from talking directly to North Korea as he kicked off his five-nation Africa tour. Tillerson is due to travel to Chad on Monday then on to Nigeria a day later.

Source: Ethiopian News March 10, 2018 13:41 UTC