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Academie Royale des sciences d'outre-mer
In French and English. The Academy was founded in 1928 as the "Institut Royal Colonial Belge" (Royal Belgian Colonial Institute). Publications are in French, Flemish or English. Has the full text of Bulletins des Séances, the various Mémoires studies series, thr Belgian Colonial Biography / Belgian Overseas Biography published 1948-2015. The Memoires cover the economy, Rwanda, geology, copper, transporation, railroads, volcanoes, dams, scientific studies. There are online Maps of Atlas du Congo belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, maps showing explorations, anti-slavery campaigns, geology, climate, national parks, languages, volanoes, population, Catholic and Protestant missions, medical facilities, telecommunications, tsetse flies, hydroelectricity, military, mining, etc. Based om Brussels, Belgium. https://www.kaowarsom.be/

Africa Confidential (London)
Short excerpts only from issues of this political newsletter established in 1960. Subscription required for full text. http://www.africa-confidential.com/countryindex.htm

American Diplomacy
Electronic journal with a "...focus on foreign policy, diplomatic history, military affairs and military history, and issues of national security." Has articles such as "Burundi" by J. R. Bullington. Published with the cooperation of the Triangle Institute for Security Studies (T.I.S.S.) based at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. http://www.unc.edu/depts/diplomat/

Amnesty International. Great Lakes Region. Refugees Denied Protection
"Standards of refugee protection in Tanzania have dropped dramatically again since late 1999 as scores of Burundian and Rwandese refugees have been forcibly returned to their countries in violation of Tanzanian law..." Full text report - AFR 02/02/00, May 2000. http://www.web.amnesty.org/ai.nsf/index/AFR020022000

Association de Reflexion et d'Information sur le Burundi, ARIB
In French and KiRundi. Publishes Flash-Info (news on Burundi), interviews, political commentary, profiles of Pierre NGENDANDUMWE (the first Hutu Prime Minister of Burundi), of prince Louis RWAGASORE (founder UPRONA, Union pour le Progrès National, Prime Minister-1961, but assassinated, Oct. 1961, 8 months before Independence), Melchior NDADAYE (a founder of the Parti SAHWANYA-FRODEBU - FROnt pour la DEmocratie au BUrundi, elected President of Burundi but assassinated Oct. 21, 1993.) Published Ijambo. Facts about Burundi (history, etc.) Based in Dion-Valmont, Belgium. http://www.arib.info/

Association of Concerned Africa Scholars
An organization of scholars concerned with the policies of the U.S. govt. towards Africa, developing action networks with African scholars, and mobilizing support in the U.S. on issues related to Africa. Sells a $10 packet on the Rwanda/Zaire/Burundi Crisis. http://www.prairienet.org/acas/

Atlapedia - Burundi
Facts about Burundi - geography, climate, people, religion, language, history, economy, etc. From Latimer Clarke Corp, Queensland, Australia. http://www.atlapedia.com/online/countries/burundi.htm

Burundi - AGNews - Africa Generation News Agency
In French. News. Has a report, Memorandum sur les massacres répétitifs des hutus au Burundi (81 pages). Based in Brussels, Bujumbura and New York. http://www.burundi-agnews.info/

Burundi Discussion List
"an open Internet discussion forum for anybody interested in peace, genocide prevention and repression, socio-economic development and cultural renaissance in Burundi." The list owner is Jean-Claude Mporamazina. http://www.topica.com/lists/Burundi/

Burundi Government
In French and Kirundi. Press releases, government officials. Download a .midi file of the national anthem. http://www.burundi-gov.bi/

Burundi Information Project
Links to information and news about Burundi, development organisations / projects, CVs of possible employees (for those seeking English speakers), information on tourism, photographs, etc. Maintained by John Jorgensen. http://www.burundi.nu

Burundi Realites
In French and English. Current news, articles on the economy, politics, security, provincial map of Burundi (click on the map to see Commune boundaries). Site based in Tennessee. http://www.burundirealite.org/

Burundi. Service charge des entreprises publiques - SCEP
In French. Government site. Has the full text of "Situation generale du secteur parapublic - exercice 1999. On Burundi's parastatals and privatisation efforts. http://www.burundi.gov.bi/scep/

CARE Campaign for Burundi
Briefly describes CARE's projects in Burundi. http://www.care.org/programs/country_profile.cfm?ID=181

Carter Center
Search Activities by Country. Use the keyword Search. http://www.cartercenter.org/

Centre for Conflict Resolution (Rondebosch, South Africa)
Reports on Burundi and the Greater Great Lakes by Jan Van Eck ( in Adobe pdf 1999 and 2000). The Centre, an independent institute, is associated with the University of Cape Town. http://ccrweb.ccr.uct.ac.za/

Chu, Jenny - Images of Africa
Photographs from Angola, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sierra Leone and Somalia taken in 2002 on relief activities of the International Medical Corps. The IMC site has additional photographs. http://home.earthlink.net/~jechu/africacover.html

COMESA, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
"COMESA [formerly the PTA] exists as an organisation of free independent sovereign states which have agreed to co-operate in developing their natural and human resources for the good of all their people'. With its 19 member states and population of 300 million it forms a major integrated trading block." Has information on customs tariffs by country, road/transport including road distances, economic profiles for each country (Angola, Burundi, Comoros, D.R. Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe) etc. Has the text of Doing Business with COMESA: the Handbook, legal guides to establishing business, etc. http://www.comesa.int/

Commission Electoral Nationale Independante, CENI
In French. Organization charged with running elections in Burundi. Has communiques, the electoral code, Constitution, laws, decrees. http://www.ceniburundi.bi/

Conference in Support of Democratic Opportunities in the African Great Lakes Region. Joint Statement and Plan of Action. Montreal, January 22, 1997
12 page statement from a conference sponsored by the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development (Montreal). http://www.ichrdd.ca/frame.iphtml?langue=0

Congo Stamps
Stamps from the DRC (from the Independant State Congo 1886-1908 to the present), Burundi, Rwanda. Detailed descriptions, photographs, bibliography. Forgeries. Questions page. Maintained by Guy van Rijn. http://www.congostamps.com/

Conseil National pour la Défense de la Démocratie - Forces pour la Défense de la Démocratie (CNDD-FDD)
Site may have closed. In French. "un mouvement politico-militaire créé le 24 septembre 1994, en réaction au refus répété de changements démocratiques par l'oligarchie militaro-civile au pouvoir depuis 1965." Exile group opposed to the Burundi government, based in Bruxelles, Belgium. Members are mainly from the Hutu majority population. The group did not participate in the 2000 peace accord. The CNDD's armed wing is the FDD. Has historical background, press releases, and policy documents. Web site based in Belgium. http://club.euronet.be/pascal.karolero/cndd.burundi/

Derscheid, Jean-Marie
Guide to the Derscheid microfilm collection of notes, reports and other documents on Rwanda, Burundi and eastern Congo's Kivu and Oriental provinces (primarily from the late 1920s - early 1930s). Compiled by Daniel A. Reboussin. Derscheid was "Professor of Colonial Law of the Institut des Territoires d’Outre-Mer at Antwerp, Secretary-General of the Parc Albert, co-founder of the Institut International pour la Protection de la Nature..." The master negative of the film is at the University of Florida Library, Gainesville. http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/cm/africana/derscheid.htm

[Stanford users see the collection at Call number: DT449 .R8P22 MFILM
Author: Derscheid, J. M. Title: [J. M. Derscheid collection of materials on Rwanda and Burundi, 1877-1933] [microform].

Domaine Name Registration
Information on registering internet domain names for .bi, the top-level domain name for Burundi. http://www.nic.bi

Election 2010
Pierre Nkurunziza for 2010, The People's President - Burundi President Nkurunziza's Facebook campaign page for the 2010 Presidential election.

Ethnologue: Languages of the World - Burundi
Provides number of speakers of each language, dialects, linguistic affiliation, a language map, etc. From the publication, Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 13th ed. (Dallas, TX.: Summer Institute of Linguistics, 1996), edited by Barbara F. Grimes. http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=Burundi

Front pour la Démocratie au Burundi - SAHWANYA-FRODEBU
In French. Hutu political party. Jean Minani is party president. Believes that "...seule une démarche démocratique peut réellement sortir le Burundi du marasme politique, social et économique dans lequel il se trouve..." Editorials, news, interviews, party statutes, declarations, and biography of Jean Minani. Web site based in Burundi. [CA] http://www.frodebu.bi

Geoweb. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
In English, French, Spanish. Provides latest news from the FAO on the agriculture and food supply situation, country reports the UN Integrated Regional Information Network for Central and Eastern Africa. Create custom maps easily. Maps are about 4 x 4 inches. Select Maps and Satellite Images. Create maps showing administrative boundaries, cities, roads, rivers, railroads, population, crops, satellite images of Cold Cloud Duration and Vegetation Index, etc. http://geoweb.fao.org/

Global IDP - IDPS in Burundi
Very fine site. Profiles of internally displaced persons in over twenty countries. Extensive historical background, political situation, protection issues, international response, statistics, graphs, maps, sources used with links to the sources. From the Norwegian Refugee Council, Global IDP Project, based in Geneva, Switzerland. http://www.db.idpproject.org/Sites/idpSurvey.nsf/wCountries/Burundi

Global Rights
Non-profit which works with human rights organizations and activists in Africa. Formerly the International Human Rights Law Group. Press releases on their programs, has an email list. Its Director is Gay McDougall. Based in Washington, D.C. with offices in Africa. http://www.globalrights.org

Has the full text of Ending Congo's Nightmare: What the U.S. Can Do to Promote Peace in Central Africa. 2003. 40 p. in PDF.

Full text issues of Voices, the Global Rights Magazine. No. 4, Summer 2005 covers Burundi's land crisis (also in French). No. 3, Fall 2004 covers Sudan and Nigeria.

Great Lakes Region - Environmental Aspects of the African Great Lakes Region
From the United Nations Environment Programme, Global Resource Information Database (UNEP/GRID). Has maps of the Lac Kivu area showing population centers of refugees, maps illustrating land cover, elevation, human population growth, vegetation, etc. and related Great Lakes and gorilla conservation web sites. http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov/greatlakes/

Greater Horn of Africa Initiative
"...a U.S. foreign policy initiative launched in 1994...to address the recurring cycle of crisis, instability and famine in the Greater Horn of Africa region by improving food security and through the establishment of a system for conflict early warning, prevention and response." http://www.usaid.gov/regions/afr/ghai/

Hoskins, Eric and Samantha Nutt - The Humanitarian Impacts of Economic Sanctions on Burundi
Full text in Adobe pdf. 144 p. (Watson Institute. Occasional Paper #29). Based at Brown University, Providence Rhode Island. http://www.watsoninstitute.org/pub_detail.cfm?id=108

Human Rights Watch - Burundi Reports
Full text reports from "an independent, nongovernmental organization, supported by contributions from private individuals and foundations worldwide. It accepts no government funds, directly or indirectly." "Human Rights Watch started in 1978 as Helsinki Watch." Includes "Forbidden. Institutionalizing Discrimination against Gays and Lesbians in Burundi" 2009. Based in New York city. http://www.hrw.org/en/publications/reports?filter0=**ALL**&filter1=88

Human Rights Watch - Burundi: Civilians Pay the Price of Faltering Peace Process
Full text, pub. Feb. 2003, 21 p. in Adobe pdf. "documents the... massacre of at least thirty-two and possibly more than eighty civilians by Burundian army soldiers." http://hrw.org/backgrounder/africa/burundi/burundi0203.htm

Human Rights Watch - Burundi, Emptying the Hills. Regroupment in Burundi
Full text report, June 2000. Covers life in the camps, military abuses, children, and the international response, violations by the government and by the FNL (Forces Nationales pour la Libération). http://www.hrw.org/reports/2000/burundi2/

Human Rights Watch - "Seeking Protection: Addressing Sexual and Domestic Violence in Tanzania's Refugee Camps"
Full text report. "This report is based on research conducted in Tanzania in May and June 1998 and October and November 1999." Topics covered include: The Refugee Camps, Women's Unequal Status in Burundian Society, Domestic Violence in Tanzanian Camps, Status of Women and Other Social Problems, Tanzanian government response, etc. http://www.hrw.org/reports/2000/tanzania/

INCORE Guides to Sources on Conflict and Ethnicity - Burundi
The Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity (INCORE), is a joint initiative of the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland and the United Nations University. INCORE has annotated guides to internet sources on conflict and ethnicity in Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zaire. http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/cds/countries/index.html

International Crisis Group
The ICG is "a private, multinational organisation committed to strengthening the capacity of the international community to anticipate, understand and act to prevent and contain conflict." Full text reports on Central Africa (Burundi, the DRC, Rwanda). Based in Brussels, Belgium. http://www.crisisgroup.org/

Full text reports on Burundi include:
Burundi Rebellion and the Ceasefire Negotiations
Published Aug. 6, 2002. (Africa Briefing). 19 p. Includes background from 1965.
"Get Moving Now to Prevent Genocide in Burundi"
Comment by Gareth Evans, published in the International Herald Tribune. Comment: (22 August 2001)
Burundi: One Hundred Days to put the Peace Process Back on Track (English version). Report: (14 August 2001)
Burundi: Breaking the Deadlock, The Urgent Need For A New Negotiating Framework. Report: (14 May 2001)

International Documentation Network on the Great African Lakes Region
International inter-university program (based in Geneva, Switzerland) to collect "grey literature" on the economic, social, and political aspects of Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Congo-Kinshasa. The documents, on cd-rom, are sold thru subscription. http://www.grandslacs.net/index.html

International Monetary Fund - Burundi and the IMF
Full text reports, statistics, statements on Burundi such as Burundi--Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix, Burundi: Statistical Annex (Dec. 1998). In Adobe .pdf format. Reports can also be purchased. http://www.imf.org/external/country/BDI/index.htm

Internet Society - Burundi Chapter, ISOC-Burundi
In French. "Founded by 36 pioneers and chartered on February 16, 2007" http://www.isoc.bi/

Investing in Africa
"...information on investment procedures, incentives, and opportunities in sub-Saharan African states." Information on the African countries was prepared between March and July 2001. Has an annotated map illustrating Burundi’s recent business activity. Maintained by James Waters. http://www.InvestinginAfrica.org
Journal of Humanitarian Assistance
A free e-journal based at the University of Bradford, Bradford, U.K.. Has full text articleson Burundi, Rwanda, Zaire. Also articles on Somalia, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. http://www.jha.ac/

Kristof, Nicholas D. - Our Gas Guzzlers, Their Lives
June 28, 2007 article on the disastrous results in African countries of greenhouse gas emissions. and global warming. CARE staff member - " the negative impact of the West’s carbon emissions will overwhelm the positive effects of aid." Cites crop failures in Burundi on Lake Tanganyika where "the shoreline has retreated 50 feet" http://select.nytimes.com/2007/06/28/opinion/28kristof.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Lemarchand (Rene) Collection
A detailed guide to the Rene Lemarchand Collection on Burundi, Chad, Congo-Kinshasa, Gabon, and Rwanda at the University of Florida Africana Library, was prepared by Dr. Dan Reboussin.  https://uf.catalog.fcla.edu/permalink.jsp?20UF028476877

Ligue Burundaise des Droits de l'Homme, ITEKA
In French. News, bulletins, reports, chronicles, codes and laws, documents. Based in Bujumbura. http://www.ligue-iteka.bi

Memory and History, Cape Town, Aug. 9-11, 2000
Memory and History : Remembering, Forgetting and Forgiving in the life of the Nation and the Community, An International Conference. Has papers online (some are in French). Topics include African Modes of Self-Writing, a memory exhibit for the Lubumbashi Museum, les Luba, Rwanda, Burundi, urban women in Lubumbashi, etc. Writers wishing to cite the content of papers in their own work need to request permission from the paper authors. http://www.fl.ulaval.ca/celat/histoire.memoire/histoire/confcapethm.htm

Mid-Africa Ministry, M.A.M. [Burundi]
"an evangelical Christian mission agency working in partnership with the Anglican church in Burundi, Rwanda, south-western Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo." Links to Scripture Union Burundi. M.A.M. is based in London.
MAM: http://www.midafricaministry.org/
Scripture Union Burundi: http://www.su-burundi.org/

Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale/Royal Museum for Central Africa
Site of the well-known museum in Tervuren, Belgium. Information on programs, exhibitions, publications, their Metafro InfoSys, "an on-line Web-based information system about the Belgian data resources related to Central Africa, including Angola, Burundi and Rwanda." http://www.africamuseum.be/

Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation - Burundi Peace Process
Founded by Nyerere in 1996. Has reports on the Burundi peace process by Dr. Ikaweba Bunting, Dr. B. Mwansasu, and Mr. Walter Bgoya. Describes projects on conflict resolution, African unity. http://www.nyererefoundation.or.tz/

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (Washington, D.C.)
A nonprofit NGO which seeks to promote democratic institutions in new and emerging democracies. Has many full text reports regarding Africa such as "How to live in democracy in Burundi" (in Adobe PDF, 33 p. and in Kirundi and French) and Burundi: Strengthening the Legislature’s Role in Peace and Reconciliation Orientation Conference Report, 2002, in Adobe pdf. http://www.ndi.org

Ninde [Burundi Who's Who]
In French. Database of biographies of prominent Burundi men and women. Find people by profession or name. Produced by Base International, a Bujumbura company. http://www.ninde.org/

Observatoire de l’Action Gouvernementale, OAG
In French. "une organisation de la société civile, politiquement et financièrement indépendante vis-à-vis des pouvoirs publics." Founded 1999 to promote "Transparence, • Objectivité, • Culture démocratique, • Engagement social, • Tolérance." Based in Bujumbura, Burundi. http://www.oag.bi/

Full text reports such as Analyse du processus de décentralisation au Burundi; Analyse de l’importance, de l’utilisation et de la gestion de l’aide accordée au Burundi, Cas du Royaume de Belgique (1995-2004)

Olevi Art and Culture
Wood carvings from Burundi. "We sell culturally-significant African art from lesser known cultures such as Burundi and Rwanda. We focus on art that will educate the buyer of the artist's way of life. We believe if people can learn about others, they will understand and be more tolerant towards them." The owner is Edouard S. Mutabazi, originally from Rwanda. Based in Conyers, Georgia. http://olevi.com

Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
An inter-governmental organization for French-speaking countries created in Niamey in 1960 by Leopold S. Senghor, Habib Bourguiba, and Hamani Diori. (Formerly Agence de cooperation Culturelle et Technique, ACCT). Official documents (declarations, accords, symposiums, annual summits). Facts about each African country (from Hachette Livre). http://www.francophonie.org/

For example has full texts on -
3e Symposium de la Francophonie "Coopérer pour la paix dans l'Afrique des Grands Lacs: quel rôle pour les droits de l'Homme et l'humanitaire?"
Genève, 27-28 septembre 2001

Peace, Conflict and Development (Bradford, U.K.)
An interdisciplinary electronic journal based at the Department of Peace Studies, University of
Bradford, UK. The journal aims to publish "high-quality work by doctoral students and others working in the field of Conflict and Peace Studies." Articles include, in Issue One, June 2002 -

Democracy, Governance and Conflict in Burundi, by Rockfeler P. Herisse. 23 p. http://www.peacestudiesjournal.org.uk/
Pontzeele, Sophie - Burundi 1972 / Rwanda 1994 : l' « efficacité » dramatique d'une reconstruction idéologique du passé par la presse.
In French. Th. doct. : Changement social : Lille 1 : 2004. Lille (France) : USTL, 2004. - 529 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille - Résumé. - Bibliogr. : p. 418-426.

Full text of the doctoral thesis. 529 pages, in PDF. http://www.univ-lille1.fr/bustl-grisemine/pdf/extheses/50377-2004-8-9.pdf

Prunier, Gerard - Burundi: Descent into Chaos or a Manageable Crisis?
33 page paper on the history of Burundi from 1850 to the early 1990s. A WHITENET country paper on the UN High Commission for Refugees web site. For other UNHCR reports use the Search. http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/publisher,WRITENET,,BDI,3ae6a6c00,0.html

Refugees International
This organization seeks to serve as an advocate for refugees, was founded in 1979. Conducts emergency missions, is privately funded. Information on Burundi, Rwanda, food shortages in Central Africa. Includes the 1995 issues of Rwandan Repatriation Report. http://www.refintl.org

ReliefWeb
Information on the Great Lakes Crisis (Rwanda, Burundi), an extensive collection of newspaper articles, newswire stories, UN reports, etc. Maintained by the UN Dept. of Humanitarian Affairs. http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc108?OpenForm&emid=SKAR-64FB9M&rc=1

Republic of Rwanda.com
Not a government site. Launched by a Rwandan university student, Mukaruginiza Tessa, and her American boyfriend, Brian Luedke, who teaches English in Kigali." (formerly lafrique.com). Includes photographs and articles about Burundi and the University of Burundi. http://www.republicofrwanda.com

Réseau de Partenaires des Médias Africains / African Media Partners Network (Paris)
The Network is composed of donor agencies. Has the latest news on the media (newspapers / radio) in Africa, a directory of African journalist associations, directory of press centres, full text media status reports (the media sector in the country, including the media landscape and its stakeholders, the legal framework, the role of donors and the sector's support needs) for Burundi, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Niger, Togo. For each country, has a "List of newspapers, completed with indicators on the importance of their audience (frequency, average circulation, number of staff...) and addresses," a list of radio broadcasters, and two maps. http://www.gret.org/mediapartner/index.htm

Rugamba
In French. Information for visitors, hotels (with tarifs), restaurants (with average cost), map showing the provinces, population by province, an extensive history (the source is not given), a chronology of the 1995-1996 genocide. Has an extensive "archive" of past news articles from Net Press from 1996. "En mémoire du Roi Ntare Rugamba (1796-1850) , l'agence Net Press dédie son site à ce célèbre roi..." The director of the independent l'Agence Net Press is Jean-Claude Kavumbagu. Based in Bujumbura, Burundi. http://www.netpress.bi

Search for Common Ground - Burundi
Works to reduce ethnic conflict and encourage reconciliation. Programs in Angola, DRC, Burundi. Sponsors Studio Ijambo Radio. Based in Washington, D.C. with offices in Africa. http://www.sfcg.org/

Studio Ijambo Radio
In Kirundi and French. Programs disconnect in less than a minute. Radio station formed "...with the goal of reducing ethnic conflict and encouraging reconciliation." Sponsored by Search for Common Ground, based in Bujumbura, Burundi. http://www.studioijambo.org/

Swiss Peace. FAST Early Warning System - Burundi
Has risk assessment, conflict analysis reports for 2002, 2003. Reports are c. 7-9 pages in Adobe pdf. Their Burundi specialist is Prof. Rene Lemarchand. Swiss Peace is a peace research institute founded in 1988. "FAST aims at enhancing the political decision makers' ability to identify critical developments in a timely manner [to]...prevent or limit destructive effects of violent conflict..." http://www.swisspeace.org/fast/afrika_burundi.htm

TGS Watch Burundi
Current news links to online sources such as the BBC, South African online newspapers, AllAfrica.com, etc. Background information on politics, history (a chronology, essays with photographs), Bujumbura map, etc. The site owner is Trond Grainge Schjerven. http://homepage.mac.com/trondsc/Burundi/index.html

Unité pour le Progrès National - UPRONA
In French. Opposition Tutsi party founded by Prince Louis Rwagasore. Jean Baptiste Manwangari is president a.i. News, editorials, statutes, communiques, party structure, photographs. Web site based in Bujumbura, Burundi. [CA KF] http://www.partiuprona.org/

United Nations. Dept. of Public Information. Peace and Security Section. - The United Nations and Burundi
In Adobe pdf. Sept. 2000, 4 p.On the UN Office in Burundi, Background from 1999. http://www.un.org/peace/africa/pdf/Burundi.pdf

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. World Factbook
Information on geography, people, government, economy, transportation, communication, defense, etc. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/burundi/

U.S. Department of State - President Clinton's Visit to Nigeria, Tanzania, and Egypt August 26 - 29, 2000
Most extensive site, transcripts, background, comment by Susan Rice. http://usinfo.state.gov/regional/af/afphoto/ephoto/01.htm
Includes -


See also: Washington Post Arusha Meeting

U.S. Department of State. Report on Human Rights Practices - Burundi.
2014 Report, 2013 Report, 2012 Report, 2011 Report, 2010 Report, 2009 Report, 2008 Report, 2007 Report, 2006 Report, 2005 Report, 2004 Report, 2003 Report, 2002 Report, 2001 Report, 2000 Report, 1999 Report, 1998 Report, 1997 Report, 1996 Report, 1993-1995 Reports. http://www.state.gov/g/drl/hr/

U.S. Institute of Peace - Burundi
Use the site Search to locate reports such as: Preventing Genocide in Burundi; Postgenocidal Reconstruction Building Peace in Rwanda and Burundi, by John Prendergast and David Smock; Rwanda: Accountability for War Crimes and Genocide; Peace Agreements-Burundi (Pretoria and Arusha) http://www.usip.org/

University of Pennsylvania Burundi Page
Maps, embassies, travel, language information, etc. Created by Julie Sisskind, now maintained by Ali Dinar. UPenn's vast African studies web site has a keyword search engine.

Burundi Page: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Country_Specific/Burundi.html

Weissman, Stephen R. - Preventing Genocide in Burundi: Lessons from International Diplomacy
Full-text of the U.S. Institute of Peace monograph (Peaceworks No. 22, July 1998). http://www.usip.org/pubs/pworks/weissm22/weissm22.html

WISARD, Web Based Information System for Agricultural Research for Development
A database directory of rural development, agricultural research projects. Select Project Information, then Country to locate projects by country. http://www.wisard.org/wisard/home.asp

Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children (New York, NY)
Their Fall 2000 Newsletter has articles on the Lord Resistance Army (Uganda) and on Burundi. They issue press releases (Burundi, Uganda), have an online slideshow from a 2000 Rwanda Delegation Trip. http://www.womenscommission.org/

Has full text reports -
Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Conflict and Displacement in Burundi (in Adobe PDF, 52 p. Oct. 2000)
A Child's Nightmare: Burundian Children at Risk. Report of Women's Commission delegation visit to Burundi/Tanzania border camp to investigate the situation for refugee children. (February 1998)
Rebuilding Rwanda: A Struggle Men Can Not Do Alone (in Adobe PDF, Jan. 2000)
Rwanda's Women and Children: The Long Road to Reconciliation (Sept. 1997)

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