[afrocarpus] Egypt to investigate allegations that official called sub-Saharan Africans 'slaves and dogs'

 

Egypt to investigate allegations that official called sub-Saharan Africans 'slaves and dogs'

Cairo has said it will investigate allegations that an Egyptian official described Sub-Saharan Africans as "slaves and dogs."

Kenyan diplomat Yvonne Khamati accused the unnamed official of making the comments at an environmental conference held in Nairobi last week.

Ms Khamati wrote a memo asking that Egypt apologize to Africa, and recommending that Egypt no longer represent African interests at an official level.

She said the comments "have no place in the unity of Africa," in her memo, which was circulated on social media.

According to Mrs Khamati, the Egyptian delegation was attempting to pass a resolution on Gaza, which could not be adopted due to lack of quorum as most of the delegations had left.  As a result, a few African delegations consulted with Egypt to dissuade them from nullifying the resolution that had previously been adopted.

She said that during their consultations with Egypt the official said they would "speak in their sovereign capacity and to that extent, referred to Sub-Saharan Africa as dogs and slaves in Arabic," Mrs Khamati said in her memo.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/31/egypt-to-investigate-allegations-that-official-called-sub-sahara/

Khamati leads Egypt censure for 'dogs and slaves' reference

http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2016/05/khamati-leads-egypt-censure-dogs-slaves-reference/

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