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OSI Policy Analyst Testifies Before U.S. Senate Subcommitee on African Affairs

Date:
July 17, 2007

OSI Senior Policy Analyst for Africa Akwe Amosu testified before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommitee on African Affairs, in a hearing entitled "Democratic Developments in Sub-Saharan Africa: Moving Forward or Backwards?"

Amosu's testimony, "Democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa: Trends and Transitions," is available for download below.

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