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- 1 2 "ASAUK Distinguished Africanist Award. Distinguished Africanist Award winners Professors Paulo de Moraes Farias (2017) and Karin Barber (2018) with former ASAUK President Insa Nolte (2016-18)". African Studies Association of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ↑ "Professor Babatunde ("Tunde") Zack-Williams – ASAUK's Distinguished Africanist Prize". www.asauk.net. African Studies Association of the United Kingdom. 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ↑ "Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, Dr Jacinta Victoria Muinde Win African Studies Association UK 2020 Awards". James Murua's Literature Blog. 16 September 2020. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
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