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- ↑ Vidzraku, Sylvain (2018-04-22). "Niger Telecoms lance officiellement ses activités commerciales". La Tribune (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-23.
- ↑ Atangana, Hervé (2016-10-11). "Niger Télécom en voie de mise en route". KalaraNet Magazine (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-23.
