The sad truth is that African countries cannot avoid being harmed by the current Gulf war. But they can make efforts to emerge from the crisis in a better place.
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Research fellow at Future Africa and Senior Lecturer at University of Parakou, University of Pretoria
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Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Technology Management, University of Pretoria
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Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria
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Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pretoria
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Professor, University of Pretoria
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Research Specialist, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor, University of Pretoria
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Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Extraordinary Lecturer, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Economics, University of Pretoria
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Post-doctoral researcher, University of Pretoria
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UP ISMC: Project Manager and Coordinator, University of Pretoria
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Director: UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control, University of Pretoria