Dragos Tigau: Romania recalls Kenya ambassador over racist monkey slur

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1970-01-01 08:00

Dragos Tigau made a racist comment at a meeting in April but has only now been disciplined.

Romania has recalled its ambassador to Kenya and apologised after he compared Africans to monkeys.

Dragos Tigau made the comments during a meeting at a UN building in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, on April 26.

According to the AFP news agency, Mr Tigau said "the African group has joined us" when...