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- ↑ Smith-Simonsen, Christine. Eritrea i våre hjerter? En studie av norske relasjoner til Eritrea
- ↑ Negash, Tekeste. Eritrea and Ethiopia: The Federal Experience . New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Publishers, 1997. pp. 85-86