×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Join Thousands of Readers
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download Now

Tunisian president clearly has low regard for dark-skinned Africans

Vocalize Pre-Player Loader

Audio By Vocalize

Tunisia President Kais Saied. He denounced undocumented sub-Saharan African immigration to his country on Tuesday. [AP photo]

There are layers of snobbery in the way countries relate to each other. Manifested in a global hierarchy of power practice, this implies the existence of geopolitical Darwinism in which big powers believe they are the fittest and have the right to dominate others.

The United States, for instance, leads the conceptual West in looking down on other countries. In turn, big players in Western Europe look down on other Europeans who similarly look down on those not of European extraction. Collectively, countries in the conceptual West believe they are the global 'garden' and that other countries constitute a big jungle to be tamed.

Premium Article

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week.

Bold Reporting Takes Time, Courage and Investment. Stand With Us.
Continue Reading  →
What you get
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimised reading
  • Weekly newsletters & digests
Pay via
M - PESA
VISA
Airtel Money
Secure Payments Kenya's most trusted newsroom since 1902
By AFP 13 hrs ago
Football
Senegal parade AFCON trophy at Stade de France, despite being stripped of title
Rugby
Shujaa hammer Germany to kick off Sao Paulo 7s with big win
Sports
New faces set to dominate handball contest
Sports
Kenya's Ngechu shines in girl's category as Gicheru shines in the boys category