CALL LIST“President Trump expressed appreciation for Kenya’s significant contributions to the African Union Mission in Somalia and recognized Kenyan troops’ sacrifices in the fight against Al-Shabaab,” the statement said. Mr Trump spoke last month with the presidents of Nigeria and South Africa. “Nigeria and South Africa have been working this for some time,” said the source who is knowledgeable about the Trump administration's efforts to formulate Africa policy. Tuesday's phone call puts paid to suggestions that Mr Trump values Kenya less than other regional powers in Africa. It also confirms the assertion last month by Kenya's Deputy Chief of Mission to Washington David Gacheru that “a telephone conversation between President Kenyatta and President Trump is already in the works and should be taking place within a short time frame.”

Source: Daily Nation March 08, 2017 03:42 UTC