Clinton to visit South Sudan on major Africa trip
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. By Paul J. Richards (AFP)
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit South Sudan as part of a major 11-day tour of Africa starting this week, a US official said Monday.
Clinton heads Tuesday to Senegal before traveling on to the world's newest nation on a trip which will also take in Uganda, Kenya, Malawi and South Africa, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said in a statement.