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Africa: Former Ambassador and President Head High-Powered Council to Support Afrobarometer

[Afrobarometer] Accra, Ghana -- Former U.S. Ambassador Johnnie Carson, ex-President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, and 14 other global political and thought leaders are joining forces to provide strategic intelligence, foresight, and influence in support of Afrobarometer, the pan-African research network announced Monday.

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