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Spotlight | Africa
Behind every great man

While Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf or Malawi's Joyce Banda testify to the rise of women in African politics, women are also making their mark behind the scenes in Africa's corridors of power. Whether dressed in Western business suits or [...]
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