Egypt wants Kenya diplomat fired over ‘fabricated’ racism charge

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Egypt wants Kenya diplomat fired over ‘fabricated’ racism charge

Egypt on Friday demanded the dismissal of a Kenyan diplomat over her "fabricated" charge that an Egyptian official had referred to sub-Saharan Africans as "dogs and slaves" during a conference in Nairobi.

"Intensive investigations conducted by the ministry of foreign affairs over the past few days showed accusations against the representative of Egypt ... proved baseless and false," said ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid.

"The representative of Egypt did not utter any inappropriate or offensive words against African countries," he said, adding that "the minutes of the meeting sessions and video and audio tapes prove that the accusations ... were fabrications."

The spokesman said the Egyptian embassy in Nairobi had been instructed "to request the dismissal of the Kenyan coordinator responsible for this grave mistake from their current position".

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