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- ↑ "AFRICAN CHARTER FOR POPULAR PARTICIPATION IN DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFORMATION (ARUSHA 1990)" (PDF). Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- 1 2 3 African Charter for Popular Participation in Development
- 1 2 3 Recovery linked to participation - popular participation in economic recovery in Africa | UN Chronicle | Find Articles at BNET
- ↑ African Charter for Popular Participation in Development and Transformation Archived May 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine