Cameroon: US Ambassador’s convoy kills boy in Cameroon..

   The United States, U.S Ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power has expressed “great sorrow” after her motorcade accidentally hit and killed a seven-year-old boy in Cameroon.

The envoy was in Cameroon to show US support for the campaign against Boko Haram when the accident happened on Monday.

An armoured jeep knocked down the boy as he tried to cross a road when the convoy was heading towards a refugee camp.

“Although the boy received immediate medical care from an ambulance in our convoy, he died shortly thereafter,” Ms Power said.

She also said that she met the boy's family to offer "profound condolences".

U.S has not confirmed if government will pay compensation to the boy’s family who lived in a village in northern Cameroon, AFP news agency reports.