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- ↑ Les livres et le Bénin, Association Vidome (January 15, 2005)(in French), retrieved June 7, 2010 (Agbo is cited as one of a few examples of female writers from Benin, where writing has previously been dominated by males, and noting that she was published in France)
- ↑ Library of Congress name authority file
- ↑ Azodo, Ada U. "Emois de femme: Méditations poétiques d'Évelyne-Berthe Agbo." In: Palabres. Volume spéciale, Textes réunis et présentés par Irène Assiba d'Almeida. Ed. Dr. Komlan Sélom Gbanou. (Bayreuth) 2001. 302-307.
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