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Burundi Web Links

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September 2007 | Link Collection

Below are links by topical categories to resources primarily in English providing information generally on Burundi and specifically in the context of Great Lakes conflicts. For related web links, see Rwanda Web Links and Regional Resources: Africa. For more USIP resources see Burundi.

These links complement the USIP Special Report: Post-Genocide Reconciliation: Building Peace in Rwanda and Burundi.

General Resources

The sites below collect links to other Internet resources which describe the background, history and current events in Burundi.

  • Africa South of the Sahara: Burundi
    An extensive collection of well-annotated links compiled by Karen Fung at Stanford University for the African Studies Association. Includes links to email lists, newsgroups, special projects, databases and archives, articles and documents, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), news and general sources. Organized alphabetically.
  • African Studies Center | Burundi Page
    Varied selection of annotated links from the African Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania, covering general information, country map and other collections of links.
  • Index on Africa: Countries: Burundi
    The web site for Index on Africa, a project of the Norwegian Council for Africa, contains extensive annotated links organized by topical category and country. Also includes news and information, and discussion boards. Within each individual country page, links are organized by subject category. Includes the date a specific link was added and the tabulation of hits since then. The web site has an additional search function and provides a subscription to an e-mail news list.

Government Agencies and International Organizations

African Union

  • African Union
    Successor organization to the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the African Union's web site has news and events, documents, a listing of member states, and related web links.

United Nations

  • Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN): Burundi
    IRIN, a unit of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), provides a clearinghouse of information for humanitarian and international communities on the crises in sub-Saharan Africa. Its web site contains special reports and news briefs organized by country and region, such as Great Lakes and Central Africa. Includes links to related web sites and additional news reports by subject or theme. An e-mail subscription for IRIN reports is also available.
  • Reliefweb: Burundi The Latest
    ReliefWeb, a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), has the latest news and "humanitarian response information on current emergencies and countries of concern" in its section on complex emergencies. This includes the countries of the by country, a map center, and site map and search capability. Within country listing, related links include background information and topics such as refugees and IDPs with a link to IDPs in Burundi from the Global IDP Project on internally displaced persons.
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
    Web site of the UN organization based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Includes links to reports, statements, news sources, a list of member states, and other organizational information.
  • UNHCR: Refworld
    The web site for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has databases for country of origin and legal information, documents, and other reports. Pull-down menus allow selection by country and/or subject and a specific search engine feature is also provided. Each country compilation includes links to country reports, legal documents, news and maps.

United States

Maps and Guides

  • Burundi: CIA World Factbook
    Country information for Burundi covering the geography, people, economy, government, and infrastructure. Includes a map.
  • Burundi Maps
    Maps from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection of the University of Texas at Austin for Burundi. These maps were produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.
  • ReliefWeb: Burundi
    Regional and thematic maps from the UN's ReliefWeb covering Burundi, particularly movement of refugees and humanitarian assistance.

Media and News Sources

  • allAfrica.com: Burundi
    Current news stories on Burundi from various Africa-related wire services and other organizations. Contains brief summary with a link to the full text, as well as links by topic and region (Central Africa). Other useful features include: Information Gateway containing links to worldwide news sources on Africa, special sections and links to other related web sites.
  • BBC News | Africa
    Web site contains current news on the region and country profiles, including one on Burundi. Searching by keyword "Burundi" brings up several relevant news stories.
  • CrisisWeb: the International Crisis Group's on-line system: Burundi
    Reports and analysis from the International Crisis Group on issues in Central Africa, including several recent reports on Burundi.
  • One World.Net: Full Coverage: Burundi
    Database of current news stories and analysis on Burundi contributed by One World partners. Includes a regional section of news and features on Africa.

Political Resources and Peace Agreements

  • Peace Agreements Digital Collection: Burundi
    Includes the full-text for the Arusha Agreement signed in Arusha, Tanzania, on August 28, 2000 and the Pretoria Protocol on Political, Defence,and Security Power Sharing in Burundi, signed in Pretoria, South Africa on October 8, 2003. Part of the United States Institute of Peace Library's Peace Agreements Digital Collection.
  • Political Resources on the Net: Burundi
    Links to information on elections, various political parties and organizations, news and general resources.

Updated: September 28, 2007