WATCH: Trump says friends come to Africa to ‘get rich’, hails country called ‘Nambia’

US President Donald Trump delivered his first speech as president at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, and Africans were not impressed with what he had to say about their continent.

Taking to the podium, Trump said to a room full of African leaders that he saw in them partners who would work with him to promote prosperity and peace on economic, humanitarian and security issues. He further said he was looking forward to extending economic partnerships that would create jobs in Africa and the United States.

The president then went on to talk about business opportunities in Africa, in what he thought was a positive speech.

However, Africans are not happy, and they have taken to social media to voice their anger.

Trump said: “Africa has tremendous business potential, I have so many friends going to your countries trying to get rich. I congratulate you, they’re spending a lot of money. But it does, it has tremendous business potential and representing huge amounts of different markets for American firms, and it’s really become a place that they have to go, that they want to go.”

He then went on to thank African leaders who were at the gathering, including leaders of Code d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea and Namibia. This is where he hit the final nail on the coffin after he pronounced Namibia as “Nambia”, only to continue talking about “Ambia’s” health system that he said was increasingly self-sufficient.

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— Tumi Sole (@tumisole) September 21, 2017

These were some of the reactions on Twitter:

“Translation: I have so many friends going to rape and pillage Africa of its resources and exploiting its people for their own gain.”

“So his friends get rich..uhuh…and does Africa profit from his ‘friends’ getting rich as well? #impeachtrump.”

“I congratulate you for allowing my friends to exploit your people and loot your coffers.”

“The guy is an embarrassment to the whole world!”

https://twitter.com/Noxolo206/status/910761676718436353

The rest of what he said is true though. They do come here to loot. They've been doing that for centuries

— Vee (@vee_vat) September 21, 2017

the great country of Nambia was formed last night but it's health system is toast of the world.

— Duke of Thobotshana 🐅 (@SechabaTutu) September 21, 2017

Bathong …this man is something else.He has gone and created his own imaginary country😂😡

— Afrikan Queen (@kefentse_m) September 21, 2017

When they were colonizing us they knew exactly how to pronounce our country names manje abasakwazi bayanya

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— Wothi Dazela (@ItsMandla) September 21, 2017

@realDonaldTrump please do research first before you make a speech! Modimo

— Bee Jay Moloi (@beejay_moloi) September 21, 2017

Donald don't know that it Namibia not Nambia, i sense a style of being undermined

— Sethu's Daddy ❤️❤️ (@fakumoya9) September 21, 2017

Same whatsapp group with babakaDuduzane

— Barbzy (@Barbs_Aphane) September 21, 2017

Lol what does he mean by saying his friends go to their country trying to be rich?😳

— mahlatse (@HlatseMoja) September 21, 2017

Now I'm not sure if he was talking about Namibia or Zambia. Eish, Americans messed up. But then again, who are we to judge, we messed up too

— Pelisa Cossie (@Pheli7812) September 21, 2017

https://twitter.com/madzala1/status/910730775196307456

Wow Nambia. Go Trump go Lol Nambia. He is like those people who think Africa is a country. People need to visit Africa and see who we are

— RobKom (@Komosasa3) September 21, 2017

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— Tumi Sole (@tumisole) September 21, 2017

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— Tumi Sole (@tumisole) September 21, 2017

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— ThaMot (@WackyThot) September 21, 2017