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- 1 2 Valerie Møller; Benjamin J. Roberts (2021). Quality of Life and Human Well-Being in Sub-Saharan Africa. Springer Nature. p. 136. ISBN 978-3-030-65788-8.
- ↑ Maria Martin de Almagro (14 August 2018). "Women activists in the DRC show how effective alliances can be forged" . Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ↑ Harriet Lamb (23 July 2017). ""Peace" Is a Verb—and "Women" Is the Noun". Women's E-News. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ↑ "Respect for fundamental rights and freedoms key for peaceful polls in DRC – UN mission chief". UN News. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2021.