US Secretary of State Tillerson Flies to Chad, Nigeria The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives in N'Djamena, the capital of Chad, Monday where he will meet with Chadian President Idriss Deby. Later Monday, the top US diplomat flies to Nigeria's capital, Abuja, to confer with Nigerian President Muhammadu Bahari. Tillerson resumed his normal schedule in Kenya Sunday after canceling events the day before because he was "not feeling well." He laid a wreath at the US Embassy in Nairobi Sunday at a ceremony to honor those killed and injured in a bombing there 20 years ago. "As all of you well know, in 1998, terrorists thought they could demoralize and destroy the Kenyan and American people by attacking the US embassy here in Nairobi. Of course they were wrong. Nearly 20 years later, we meet here to honor those who we lost and those who were injured," Tillerson told an audience including survivors of the attack.

200多条人命，200多个故事。确保美国外交官和家属的安全，被列为@StateDept 国务院的优先项目之一。 pic.twitter.com/b73m5JYrRc

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Among the survivors present was Joash Okindo, who continues to work at the U.S. Embassy after having both of his legs broken in the blast. Okindo, who wore a medal of bravery to the ceremony, was a guard at the embassy the day of the attack. "When it's cold, that's when I feel pain," he said. Tillerson had cancelled attendance at events Saturday to seek respite from what has been an extraordinarily busy schedule, according to the State Department. "The secretary is not feeling well after a long couple days working on major issues back home such as North Korea and has cancelled his events for the day," said Under Secretary of State Steve Goldstein. Tillerson added a meeting Sunday with Kenyan Foreign Minister Monica Juma, as he was only able to speak with her during a brief pull-aside on Friday. After meeting Friday in Nairobi with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, Tillerson hailed the political reconciliation between Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga as "a positive step toward healing Kenya’s ethnic and political divisions," the State Department said in a statement. Tillerson said the US will seek to work with African nations, providing them with incentives to improve governance and meet their long-term security and development goals. He is on a five-nation trip to Africa that began earlier this week. He arrived in Nairobi Friday from Djibouti. Tillerson kicked off his trip with a visit to Ethiopia on Wednesday, where he met with the country’s prime minister and the African Union Commission chief.

A stop at #Kenya Wildlife Service Genetics and Molecular Forensics Laboratory, a powerful message on combating #wildlife #trafficking and conservation. #SecStateinAfrica @VOANews @insidevoa pic.twitter.com/bIR8m0NxCH

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美国国务卿蒂勒森访问肯尼亚野生动物局的实验室，传达一个讯息：美国关心并且致力于打击野生动物偷猎与贩卖。#SecStateinAfrica @VOANews @insidevoa @VOAChinese pic.twitter.com/TmzT6GoYiJ

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