Jeanine Ndihokubwayo1,*, Abdalah Riziki Dunia2, Victor Barantota3, Fariji Bonane2, Nkorukwishaka Rebecca2, Nkeshimana Barnissade4, Ndikumana Janvier4
1Department of Administrative and Economic Sciences, Hope Africa University, Bujumbura 238, Burundi.
2Master in Community Development, Hope Africa University, Bujumbura 238, Burundi.
3Department of Educational Sciences, Hope Africa University, Bujumbura 238, Burundi.
4Master in Public International Law, Hope Africa University, Bujumbura 238, Burundi.
*Corresponding author: Jeanine Ndihokubwayo
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