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Background: Burundi's first democratically elected president was assassinated in October 1993 after only one hundred days in office. Since then, some 200,000 Burundians have perished in widespread, often intense ethnic violence between Hutu and Tutsi factions. Hundreds of thousands have been internally displaced or have become refugees in neighboring countries. Burundi troops, seeking to secure their borders, briefly intervened in the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1998. A new transitional government, inaugurated on 1 November 2001, signed a power-sharing agreement with the largest rebel faction in December 2003 and set in place a provisional constitution in October 2004. Implementation of the agreement has been problematic, however, as one remaining rebel group refuses to sign on and elections have been repeatedly delayed, clouding prospects for a sustainable peace.




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A city on the edge
10 days ago: Weir travels published a blog
A city on the edge
November 4th 2009  Africa » Burundi » West » Bujumbura
[My apologies for the previous, incomplete entry. Telecoms were playing up in the southwest corner of Rwanda where I was loading this at the weekend, and clearly some of the text and the photos in th ... 24 photos [full story]

Why don
13 days ago: Weir travels published a blog
Why don't you come too?
October 31st 2009  Africa » Burundi
I’m going to do something I haven’t done before. I’m going to take you with me on my travels. Yes, I thought you might like to join me as I take the bus from Huye (formerly Butare, ... 19 photos [full story]

What does Eric want from me?
112 days ago: Jabe published a blog
What does Eric want from me?
June 22nd 2009  Africa » Burundi » West » Bujumbura
The minibus I catch to Bujumbura originates in Kigali, and I'm the only new boarder so I have the least comfortable seat available - and that's without taking into account the sizable lady next to me ... 14 photos [full story]


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having fired up the demonstration...
late afternoon light on Lake Tanganyika
well, he chose a scenic spot for it, anyway!
chaos in Kayanza
yet more things on the head
Banana bike
Palm oil
DANGER
Shepherd
The Beach
Taxi Bicycle

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