Burundi

population in 1972 (Thomas 2009). Some of the people from Burundi have fled their country because of this ethnic-based war that ended in 2005 (Central n.d). The violence in Burundi has caused physical and sexual violence towards their citizens, which is why the women and children feel forced to flee their homelands in order to seek freedom. The IRC reported that there have been 72% of rape cases reported that occurred in Burundi while in transit (Burundi: Women 2015) Since April 2015, there have been many

The genocides in Rwanda and Burundi were tragic parts of modern African history. This conflict was caused by tension between two major ethnicities in the area- the Hutu and Tutsi. The Tutsis were given power by the European invaders because they were involved in cow farming, while the Hutu were seen as lesser people because they involved themselves in crop farming. This led to conflict which was not between all members of both groups, but a war between the Tutsi leaders and a group of Hutus, who

Mithra Derakshan 25 October 2010 Professor Reed Burundi Burundi is a resource-poor country in Eastern Africa, bordered by Rwanda, The Republic of Congo, and Tanzania. The country is about the size of Maryland, and has a population of about 9,511,000 people (CIA World Factbook). Burundi is known for having one of the highest population densities in all of Africa. It is a country with a drawn out history plagued with war, conquest, and detrimental ethnic conflicts. It has a moderate tropical climate

Position on the Legal Aspects of Odious Debt Introduction Burundi, one of the world’s smallest nations, has just emerged from a 12-year ethnic-based civil war. The war started in 1993 and just ended in 2005, which then caused an alteration in the government political system to take on a democratic form. They are now in process of peace although they are still in the struggle of reviving their shattered economy and forging national unity. Burundi is a landlocked island surrounded by the Democratic republic

Rwanda is located in east-central Africa surrounded by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, and Burundi. In fact Rwanda is slightly smaller than the state of Maryland and has a total population of 12,661,733 people. The land is 74.5 percent farmable and the median age throughout the country is 18.8. The average lifespan of a citizen in Rwanda is about 59 years. Also in the past year, there were about 33.75 births per 1,000 people and the average death rate was 8.96 deaths per

exploded as Burundi divulged into a civil war. Genocide happens under three circumstances, war, decolonization, and national security; By using Gregory Stanton 's Eight Stages of Genocide it becomes very apparent to us that the Tutsis not only systematically murdered the Hutu people but hid behind the cover of war to do it. Conflict in the

capacity to prevent, respond and restoration after a crisis. There is a need to support these programs through donations so that they can spread to all parts of the world. Forcier needs to venture into new markets which include countries like Egypt, Burundi, Zimbabwe, and Liberia. Egypt has been at war for the last three years fighting with the ISL offshoots. This country needs help from Forcier so that the families that have been affected by the war can be assisted. There is a lot of human rights violation

case is Burundi. The structural adjustment program is a sort of lending program by the World Bank for countries whose economies are experiencing crisis. However, this lending program requires certain reforms and policies to be implemented by the receiving country in exchange for loans. In other words, the loans are strictly conditional, and these conditionality attachments are the root cause through which the project creates problems for the assisted nation. According to the CIA, Burundi is one of

In 1994, pandemonium over took Rwanda and Burundi. In April to July, Rwanda was home to a genocide that claimed the life of some 500,000 to a million people. Starting around the same time, Burundi exploded into a civil war. Unlike in Rwanda, Burundi’s civil lasted for many years, the official end was in 2005. Although the events were different, both events were derived from ethnic issues, specifically between the Hutu and the Tutsi. In both countries, the Tutsi minority, only about fifteen percent

Analysis of the conflict: Why it emerged The civil war in Burundi has been attributed to the assassination of Melchior Ndadaye, who was the first Hutu president to be elected. Before the October 1993 general election, the Burundian government was Tutsi dominated (laccino, 2015). The ascension of Melchior Ndadaye created much tension among the Tutsi militia who were in denial of the outcome of the election. His assassination by Tutsi extremists led in to indiscriminate killings of each warring faction