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07/05/21 Congolese lawyer Debora Kayembe says fighting racism is her top priority as rector of the University of Edinburgh. Debora Kayembe took office as rector of the University of Edinburgh in March. Copyright: Debora Kayembe Speed read She was elected for the role after campaigning against racism in Scotland A programme for African students is to be established at the university on her request Share this article: Republish We encourage you to republish this article online and in print, it’s free under our creative commons attribution license, but please follow some simple guidelines:...

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