Dragos Tigau: Romania recalls Kenya ambassador over racist monkey slur

Romania has recalled its ambassador to Kenya and apologised aft helium compared Africans to monkeys.

Dragos Tigau made the comments during a gathering astatine a UN gathering successful Kenya's capital, Nairobi, connected April 26.

According to the AFP quality agency, Mr Tigau said "the African radical has joined us" erstwhile helium saw a monkey extracurricular a window.

Mr Tigau's behaviour was archetypal made nationalist connected Thursday by Kenyan overseas affairs authoritative Kamau Macharia.

On Saturday, Romania announced that it had lone been informed of the incidental this week and had present begun "a process to callback its ambassador".

"We profoundly regret this concern and connection our apologies to each those who person been affected," the connection from Romania's overseas affairs ministry read.

"Any behaviours oregon comments of a racist quality are wholly unacceptable," it added, saying it hoped it would not impact its ties with African countries.

Romania chiefly engages with African nations done its rank of the European Union, but it has bilateral commercialized deals with Egypt among others.

The Kenyan authorities has not commented connected the determination to callback Mr Tigau.

Romanian media person criticised his behaviour, and accidental this is not the archetypal clip the state has been embarrassed by insults dished retired by diplomats.