The US travel ban on Muslim countries including three in African will result to turbulent times in the continent, according to outgoing head of the African Union Commission Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.
Speaking at the leaders’ summit in Ethiopia, UN attorney secretary Antonio Guiterez hinted at a growing global uneasiness.
Despite a court temporarily withholding Trump’s directive, protests are ongoing globally, with many showing their dissatisfaction on the issue.
New York experienced thousands of demonstrators for the second day running, after Trump signed the executive order on Friday, temporarily barring all refugees of seven Muslim countries from entering the country.
Some say his directive is anti-American and unconstitutional, a move that may rip the US society apart.
African leaders attending the African Union summit in Ethiopia could not avoid the issue, further expressing their fears that Trump might push the African continent down the list of the US priorities.
“African borders remain open for those who need protection, even when so many borders are being closed even in the most developed countries in the world,” said Guiterez.
Trump said on Sunday that his directive was not about religion, but keeping America safe. He has presented the policy as one way of protecting the country, from the threat of Islamic militants.