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<journal-id>1645-3794</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Cadernos de Estudos Africanos]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cadernos de Estudos Africanos]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1645-3794</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro de Estudos Internacionais do ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa]]></publisher-name>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Introduction]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Introdução]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sanches]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Edalina Rodrigues]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Macuane]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Jaime]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Dendere]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Chipo]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Ciências Sociais ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade Eduardo Mondlane  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mozambique</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Wellesley College  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>USA</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>30</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>30</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<numero>38</numero>
<fpage>9</fpage>
<lpage>14</lpage>
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