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- ↑ "Okyenhene Marks Mmoaninko Festival in Offinso". The Publisher Online. 2018-11-28. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
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- ↑ Kwarteng, Nana K.Owusu (2014). Mmoaninko. Offinso, Ashanti Region, Ghana: Offinso Traditional Council. p. 33.
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- ↑ Kwarteng, Nana K. Owusu (2014). Mmoaninko. Offinso, Ashanti Region, Ghana: Offinso Traditional Council. p. 33.
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