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Awet Tesfaiesus: Germany鈥檚 first African-born female lawmaker
A story of integration from Germany, we heard from the first Black woman to win a seat in the country鈥檚 Federal parliament. Awet Tesfaiesus from the Greens Party said a racist attack on foreign looking people in bars in 2020 led her to get involved in politics.
Picture: Member of the Greens (Die Gruenen) party Awet Tesfaiesus at a constituent session of Germany's parliament at the Bundestag in Berlin. Credit: John MacDougall / AFP.
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