Burundi: A Country Under Political and Human Rights Crisis

Burundi
A COUNTRY UNDER POLITICAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS CRISIS

Geographical location and profile
• Burundi is a landlocked country in east-central Africa and is located
between Tanzania, the Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda (Info
Please, 2018).
• It is one of the poorest countries in the world suffering from the
aftermath of a 12-year civil war. Tensions between the Tutsi minority
and the Hutu majority have raged the nation ever since its
independence in 1962.
• Burundi’s geography comprises of high plateaus separated by several
deep valleys (Info Please, 2018).
• Burundi’s population is roughly the size of Belgium at about 10
million (BBC, 2018a).
• Pierre Nkurunziza is the first democratically chosen president since
the 1994 civil war, and he is a former Hutu rebel leader (BBC, 2018a).
• Burundi’s main economy relies on agriculture because of its
underdeveloped manufacturing sector. Burundi Franc (BIF) is the
currency used in Burundi, and its symbol is Fbu (Oanda, 2018).Add
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Languages of Burundi
• The official and national languages of Burundi are Kirundi
and French. Burundians also speak Swahili and English
(Embassy of Republic of Burundi, 2016).
• Kirundi is a Bantu language that is spoken by the majority
of people living in Burundi. Burundi enjoys a linguistic
homogeneity that is rarely seen in Africa (Embassy of
Republic of Burundi, 2016).