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The Roots of Africa's Leadership Defecit

Journal Article, Compass: A Journal of Leadership, volume 1, issue 1, pages 28-32

Author: Robert Rotberg, Director, Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution

Belfer Center Programs or Projects: Belfer Center Studies in International Security; Intrastate Conflict Program

 

Robert Rotberg looks at the best and worst examples of African leadership and asks: Why do so many African leaders go so terribly wrong? Will a new generation of Africans frllow Mandela's model instead?

 

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For Academic Citation:

Rotberg, Robert I. "The Roots of Africa's Leadership Defecit." Compass: A Journal of Leadership 1, no. 1 (October 2003): 28-32.

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