African Journal of
Political Science and International Relations

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pol. Sci. Int. Relat.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0832
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPSIR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 405

Full Length Research Paper

The promise of regional projects for Africa’s landlocked countries: Focusing on Ethiopia

Ebssa Wakwaya
  • Ebssa Wakwaya
  • Political Science and International Relations Program, College of Social Sciences, Wollega University, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 10 December 2012
  •  Accepted: 25 December 2014
  •  Published: 28 February 2015

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