Download or read book Africa Yearbook Volume 2 written by Andreas Mehler and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2006-11-01 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Africa Yearbook is a reliable source of reference covering major domestic political developments, the foreign policy and socio-economic trends of all sub-Saharan states – all related to developments in one calendar year.

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