Burundi Burundi is a small landlocked country in Central Africa, sharing borders with Tanzania on the east, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) in the west, and Rwanda in the north. With a population of about 7.1 million in 2002 living in a land...
Republic of Burundi République du Burundi; Republika yu Burundi CAPITAL: Bujumbura FLAG: The national flag consists of a white circle in the center with arms extending to the four corners. The circle contains three red stars. Upper and lower...
Burundi POPULATION 6,373,002 ROMAN CATHOLIC 62 percent AFRICAN INDIGENOUS BELIEFS 23 percent PROTESTANT 13 percent MUSLIM 2 percent Country Overview Introduction The Republic of Burundi is a small Central African country between Rwanda, the Democratic...
Burundi (pronounced [buˈɾundi]), officially the Republic of Burundi, is a small country in the Great Lakes region of Africa. It is bordered by Rwanda on the north, Tanzania on the south and east, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the west....
Highlights and Key Issues * Weak coffee production resulted in GDP growth slowing to an estimated 3.6% in 2007. Political tensions during the year, which resulted in structural reforms being delayed, also contributed to lower growth. Activity is expected to pick up this...
William Raspberry's "Burundi: Why No Outrage?" {op-ed, Aug. 25} has a tragically simple answer. Burundi is not fashionable. We have to be able to choose sides in order for an issue to become fashionable, or at least we must recognize clear differences between the...
Area: 27,816 sq km (10,740 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 8,090,000 (including fewer than 400,000 refugees in Tanzania )Capital: Bujumbura Head of state and government: President Pierre Nkurunziza From January 2006 the Burundi government's external relations turned increasingly toward Muslim Africa, influenced by Radjabu Hussein, the...
After more than a decade in refugee camps, Jean Kayobera was ready to come home.He longed to see his house, although he heard it had been taken over by another family during the Central African nation's 12-year civil war. He wanted to see his family,...
