Burundi’s currency is the Burundian franc. It is subdivided into 100 centimes. Burundian franc is controlled by Bank of the Republic of Burundi, the central bank. Coins have not been issued in centimes in independent Burundi. Centime coins were circulated only when Burundi used the Belgian Congo franc. Burundi Burundi is a country in East…

Members of the Burundi Government Cabinet as of 2024 Lieutenant General of Police Gervais NDIRAKOBUCA Prime minister Mr Martin NITERETSE Minister of the Interior, Community Development and Public Safety Ir Alain Tribert MUTABAZI Minister of National Defence and Veterans Affairs Ms Domine BANYANKIMBONA Minister of Justice Amb. Albert SHINGIRO Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation Mr Audace NIYONZIMA Minister of…

The Burundi flag is divided into four parts by a diagonal white cross.  The upper and lower parts are red in color; the parts on the shaft side and the outer side are green.  The center of the cross bears a white disc in which are drawn three six-pointed red stars, bordered in green and arranged…

Burundi national anthem • Burundi Bwacu (Our Dear Burundi) The Burundi national anthem was adopted in 1962. Words by Jean-Baptiste Ntahokaja. Music by Marc Barengayabo. Burundi BwacuBurundi BuhireShinga icumu mu mashingaGaba intahe y’ubugabo kubugingo.Warapfunywe ntiwapfuye,Warahabishijwe ntiwahababuka.Uhagurukana,Uhagurukana,Uhagurukana ubugabo urikukira,Ukomerwa amashi n’amakungu,Uhabw ‘ impundu n’abaweIsamirane mu mashinga. (bis) Burundi bwacu ragi rya basokuruRamutswa intahe n’ibihuguUfatanije ishaka n’ubuhizi.Vuza impunduWiganzuye uwakuganza. (bis)…

The flag of the Republic of Burundi is divided into four parts by a diagonal white cross.  The upper and lower parts are red in color; the parts on the shaft side and the outer side are green.  The center of the cross bears a white disc in which are drawn three six-pointed red stars, bordered…

The national anthem of Burundi Burundi BwacuBurundi BuhireShinga icumu mu mashingaGaba intahe y’ubugabo kubugingo.Warapfunywe ntiwapfuye,Warahabishijwe ntiwahababuka.Uhagurukana,Uhagurukana,Uhagurukana ubugabo urikukira,Ukomerwa amashi n’amakungu,Uhabw ‘ impundu n’abaweIsamirane mu mashinga. (bis) Burundi bwacu ragi rya basokuruRamutswa intahe n’ibihuguUfatanije ishaka n’ubuhizi.Vuza impunduWiganzuye uwakuganza. (bis) Burundi bwacu,Nkora mutima kuri tweseTugutuye amaboko, umutima n’ubuzimaImana yakuduhaye ikudutungire. Horana ubumwe n’abagabo n’itekane.Sagwa n’urwezeSagwa n’amahoro meza. • Burundi…

The capital of Burundi is Gitega. Bujumbura was previously the capital until 16 January 2019. While Gitega is the political capital Bujumbura is the economic capital. Gitega is located in the centre of the country, in the Burundian central plateau roughly 62 kilometres east of Bujumbura, the largest city and former political capital. It is…

The capital of Burundi is Gitega. Bujumbura was previously the capital until 16 January 2019. While Gitega is the political capital Bujumbura is the economic capital. Gitega is located in the centre of the country, in the Burundian central plateau roughly 62 kilometres east of Bujumbura, the largest city and former political capital. It is…

The president of Burundi is Evariste Ndayishimiye. He took office in June 2020, a week after President Pierre Nkurunziza died suddenly. Ndayishimiye, a former Hutu rebel leader, won the May presidential election. The opposition condemned the election, in which Ndayishimiye had the backing of his fellow former Hutu rebel leader Pierre Nkurunziza, as rigged. Nkurunziza…

Burundi is a country in East Africa. It is bounded by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, Lake Tanganyika to the southwest, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. In 2019 the capital moved to Gitega, although Bujumbura remains the commercial capital. Burundi is divided into 18 provinces,…