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Emfue Diatta is a Senegalese politician, and member of the Pan-African Parliament. [1]

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References

  1. "Débat pour le vote du budget du ministre de l'intérieur..." Sud Quotidien (in French). 10 December 2003. Retrieved 4 March 2010.