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Foreign Minister: We need more African workers in Denmark

“Kenya has two official languages and a fragile but cherished democracy,” says Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, as he squares up to his political detractors and argues in favour of more Africans in Denmark.

“Kenya has two official languages and a fragile but cherished democracy,” says Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, as he squares up to his political detractors and argues in favour of more Africans in Denmark.

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