01Drummers rehearse on the outskirts of Bujumbura
02Bora Bora restaurant, Lake Tanganyika
03Lake Tanganyika
04Burundi Palace Hotel
05Independence monument on a hill overlooking Bujumbura
06Advertising in Bujumbura city centre
07Trade, industry and tourism minister Euphrasie Bigirimana
08Poster of Prince Louis Rwagasore and President Melchior Ndadaye, both assassinated Burundi leaders
09Aroma café
10Hotel Club du Lac Tanganyika
11Burundi golf course
Bujumbura has got all the substance required to turn Burundi’s backwater capital into an African success story and the country’s upcoming elections are a chance to create lasting peace after 15 years of civil war. But corruption could still derail the dream.
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Issue 11
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Issue 44
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Issue 57
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Issue 39
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Issue 23
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Issue 22
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Issue 50
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Issue 42
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