"I don't know whether he was misquoted or whatever. [I love him because] he talks to Africans frankly," Museveni said in an address to members of the regional East African Legislative Assembly.

Several African leaders including Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo have condemned Trump's remark.

“The language of @realDonaldTrump that the African continent, Haiti and El Salvador are shithole countries is extremely unfortunate. We are certainly not a “shithole country”. We will not accept such insults, even from a leader of a friendly country, no matter how powerful,” the Ghanaian President said in a tweet.

The US Ambassador to Uganda apologized to Ugandans on Tuesday for Mr Trump’s comment.