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- ↑ "Exclusif-Tibou Kamara, ancien ministre d'État : " Alpha Condé doit partir en 2015 ou nous périssons "" (in French). Guinee News. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ↑ "Guinée : ce que l'on sait de l'arrestation de Tibou Kamara, homme de confiance d'Alpha Condé" (in French). Jeune Afrique. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ↑ "L'indispensable Tibou Kamara". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 2010-09-17. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
- ↑ "JAMMEH, CONDÉ ET LA FAMILLE SOUMAH - Une histoire inconnue du Grand Public à l'origine d'un deal international qui a échoué !". nrgui.com - Nouvelle République de Guinée (in French). Retrieved 2019-07-24.
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