[
US
/bɝˈəndi/
]
ADJECTIVE
-
of or relating to or characteristic of Burundi or its people
the Burundi capital
NOUN
- a landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika
How To Use Burundi In A Sentence
- He has also helped mediate peace talks in Burundi.
- Burundi and Rwanda are predominantly agricultural economies with their primary exports being coffee and tea.
- For example, in Burundi, she says "even though public sector wages are well below average for the region, the IMF used its influence to ensure the government reduce its spending on public sector wages – having hiring freezes and cutting subsidies for fuel and reinstate a 20 percent fuel tax affecting the poorest. Increased Support for Developing Countries Urged from the International Monetary Fund
- Usumbura was renamed Bujumbura when Burundi became independent in 1962
- Part of the colonial territory of Ruanda-Urundi administered by Germany and Belgium, it achieved independence in1962. The southern portion of the territory became the country of Burundi.
- But in Burundi in 1994, for the lucky few with tickets, an airplane was just the fastest, safest way out. Excerpt: Strength in What Remains by Tracy Kidder
- Speaking at a joint Burundi/SA Women in Dialogue (SAWID) conference in Kempton Park, Mbeki said Burundi had three months to draft and debate a constitution, call a referendum to vote on it, develop an IEC, and demilitarise the country - in order to hold free and fair elections on October 31. ANC Daily News Briefing
- And no one has tackled the entire White Nile since 1951, when American John Goddard and two friends made it to the sea from Lake Victoria's remotest headstream, in Burundi, but were forced to walk around the nastiest whitewater.
- Refugees accuse both government troops and rebels of burning villages Burundi.
- the Burundi capital