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May 24, 2020 - May 26, 2020

RISE Africa 2020

Century City Conference Centre
Cape Town

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Jun 10, 2020 - Jun 13, 2020

Congress for the New Urbanism – CNU 28

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Minneapolis, MN 55402, USA

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Kigali, Rwanda

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