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1 August, 2012 - 23:04

Clinton heads to Africa on six-nation swing

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) meets with Senegal's President Macky Sall at the Presidential Palace in Dakar, Senegal. Clinton hailed Senegal as a democratic beacon in Africa Wednesday as she began an 11-day whirl around the continent that will focus on peace, security and development. data/files/photo_1343835562578-10-0.jpg

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton left Tuesday on a new whirlwind trip, this time a six-nation, 11-day swing through Africa which will take in troubled South Sudan as well as Ebola-hit Uganda.The US top diplomat departed Tuesday from Andrews Air Force base heading first to Senegal where she will meet with President Macky Sall.But a likely highlight of the tour, which will also include stops in Kenya, Malawi and South Africa, will be a meeting with 94-year-old former South African president and democracy icon, Nelson Mandela.Clinton was leaving the United States two weeks after a trip to Europe, Asia and the Middle East, which saw her add two more countries to her tally, meaning she has visited a record-breaking 102 nations as secretary of state.Her trip to Juba, the capital of South Sudan, the world's newest nation, will add yet another notch on her belt.