Who made the decisions in a family based community in north africa?

The answer is male elders. In terms of decision making in a family-based community, the elder male individuals are the ones making the decisions. The men had greater influence than women in Africa, men have dominated women, but women in Africa had more freedom than most countries. Elders of the community, or old men had huge amount of powers and influences over the extended household in the community.

im not sure its either a leader of a group of congresspeople or a person from a congressmans district

sorry im not sure

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