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Is Italy Ready for an African-born Minister?

Posted 14 May 2013 13:26 GMT 1 · Written by Ndesanjo Macha

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Europe, D.R. of Congo, Italy, Ethnicity & Race, Politics

“Is Italy ready for an African-born government minister?,” Donata Columbro asks ^[1]:

Two months after the recent elections, Italy has a new government. And Cécile Kyenge, 48 years old, an eye surgeon and Congo-born Italian citizen, is the new Minister for Integration in the cabinet of Prime Minister Enrico Letta.