#Kerry to Travel to #Africa, the #Gulf on Counterterrorism Tour

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US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel next week to Kenya, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia on a three-nation tour focused on counterterrorism, the State Department said Thursday.

The top US diplomat arrives in Nairobi on Monday for talks with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on "regional security issues and counterterrorism cooperation, as well as bilateral issues," State Department spokesman John Kirby said.

On Tuesday, Kerry arrives in Nigeria where he will meet with President Muhammadu Buhari to discuss "counterterrorism efforts, the Nigerian economy, the fight against corruption, and human rights issues."

On Wednesday Kerry heads to Saudi Arabia, where he will focus on the conflict in Yemen as well as the war in Syria and the fight against Daesh [Arabic acronym for "ISIS" / "ISIL"], the State Department said.

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