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- ↑ Djibouti: Parliamentary Chamber: Assemblée nationale: Elections held in 2003 Inter-Parliamentary Union
- ↑ Daher Ahmed Farah (2018) Savoir et pouvoir dans le contexte de Djibouti : des configurations éducatives entre constructions de savoir et relations de pouvoir CNAM
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- ↑ Jackson, Paul (2015-02-27). Handbook of International Security and Development. Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 9781781955536.