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- ↑ Africa and Europe in Partnership: "16th AU Summit: The winners of the AU/EU Photo contest announced | Africa EU". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- ↑ Thami Mnyele Foundation http://www.thami-mnyele.nl/artists.html
