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- ↑ Ijoma, Phillip Koko (2003-04-29). Visions from the Dark World. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781410709790.
- ↑ Achufusi, Ify Grace (1996). Women in Africa. Philipps-Universität Marburg.
- ↑ African Studies Abstracts: The Abstracts Journal of the African Studies Centre, Leiden. Hans Zell. 1998.
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