Article
Marina Ottaway, Omar Hossino
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In The Media
Africa's New Leaders: African Solution or African Problem?
Published on May 1, 1998
Source: Carnegie
About the Author
Marina Ottaway
Former Senior Associate, Middle East Program
Before joining the Endowment, Ottaway carried out research in Africa and in the Middle East for many years and taught at the University of Addis Ababa, the University of Zambia, the American University in Cairo, and the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa.
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