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Computer Science Education in Selected Countries from Sub-Saharan Africa

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Engineer Bainomugisha,

Karen Bradshaw,

Martin Mabeifam Ujakpa,

Joyce Nakatumba-Nabende,

Lawrence Nderu,

Neema Mduma,

Patrick Kihoza,

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ACM Inroads, Volume 15, Issue 1

Pages 64 - 82

https://doi.org/10.1145/3643037

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