Forget it, Africa is not the dark continent

Daisy Osakue had egg on her face, not figuratively, but in the literal sense. Some assailants had pelted her with raw eggs, one of which struck her in the eye and caused a debilitating injury. The incident would have passed unnoticed but for the fact that Daisy is no ordinary person. She is a champion discus athlete who hopes to represent Italy, her country of birth and the only country she has ever known.

Ms Osakue is also black, a detail that seems to have inspired the unprovoked attack. This incident has not only generated debate on racism in Italy, but has also made it across the ocean to the United States where the New York Times has described Ms Osakue as “the bandaged face of Italy’s explosive debate on race.”