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- ↑ "Catalogue of World Universities: Universities of Togo". Archived from the original on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ↑ "Togo Universities and Colleges". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ↑ ATAFOM University