Venezuela/Africa: Racist comments in Venezuelan TV “an offense to the African People”, African ambassadors say

African Ambassadors in Venezuela described the ridicule of Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe in a local TV show as “a grotesque and indecent spectacle full of racist content”. A letter by representatives of several diplomatic missions, including Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Saharawi, South Africa and Nigeria expressed deep rejection of what they consider to be offensive remarks “against the African people and human dignity”.