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- ↑ "Home". The Art of Ama Ata Aidoo. 2011-03-01. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- ↑ "The Art of Ama Ata Aidoo". Indiegogo. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- ↑ "The Art of Ama Ata Aidoo". Hamilton College. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- ↑ "IMDB".
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