The fallout from Donald Trump's appearance at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday continues to be felt around the world, with African leaders now taking offence at some of the US President's comments.
Watch what he had to say in the video below:
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Trump's address to a luncheon of African leaders was widely seen as offensive as he boasted of how his friends went to Africa to make money, bringing up memories of centuries of colonial exploitation endured on the continent, before talking about progress in health care provision in "Nambia", a country that doesn't exist.
"Africa has tremendous business potential. I've so many friends going to your countries, trying to get rich," said the billionaire President to complete silence in the room.
"I congratulate you. They're spending a lot of money."
Trump also said: "In Guinea and Nigeria, you fought a horrifying Ebola outbreak. Nambia's health system is increasingly self-sufficient."
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It isn't clear whether he was referring to the south-western African nation of Namibia, the southern country of Zambia or the west African state of The Gambia.
The official White House transcript of the speech suggests that he was talking about Namibia, but by repeatedly pronouncing the name of a fellow United Nations member incorrectly, Trump caused huge offence to the gathered leaders at the summit.
In fact, the Namibian leader, Hage Geingob (below), was in the room when he made the gaffe, along with heads of state from Ghana, South Africa, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Guinea, Senegal and Uganda.
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With regards to Trump's first comments regarding his friends making money out of Africa, he could refer to the "Nambia" President, who mentioned the legacy of colonialism in his speech to the General Assembly.
"In Namibia we overcame the inhumane scourge of colonial oppression and racial segregation," said President Geingob.
That said, some were quick to point out that the meat of Trump's speech was accurate, in the sense that Africa does have huge business potential.
Ian Koski, a self-described "progressive" and North American Communications director of the ONE Campaign, which fights against poverty in Africa, said: "I know 'Nambia' will be the narrative that comes from those remarks, but POTUS is right on this: Africa has tremendous business potential."
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