7 times newly-elected UK PM Boris Johnson denigrated Africa as foreign minister

Mildred Europa Taylor July 25, 2019
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Boris Johnson. Pic credit: China Daily

‘Aids-ridden choristers’

In 2002, Johnson described meeting some children with AIDS who performed a welcome song for him. He wrote in a Spectator article: “You would need a heart of stone not to have been moved by the little Aids-ridden choristers.” Johnson was criticised for his description of the children which many felt was insensitive.

Last Edited by:Ismail Akwei Updated: July 25, 2019

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