GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
TECHNOLOGY STARTUPS ENTREPRENEURIAL REVIVAL AND THE NEW FRONTIER FOR
AFRICA’S ECONOMIC SECURITY
Philip Attuquayefio
Dieu-Donne Gameli
Legon Centre for International Affairs and Diplomacy
University of Ghana
Legon. Ghana
Published Online: March 15, 2017
ENDNOTES
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