Burundi INDEX

Burundi Information is a service from Burundi Organization that offers some daily news with the most relevant events of the country. French.

Africa Confidential is a bisemanal journal on Africa. They let you enter their database on Burundi of past headlines, which has some basic facts and news about Burundi.

AllAfrica (former AfricaNews) is a commercial network handling the distribution of reporting from more than 40 African news organizations and provides daily news from the African continent. You can also go directly to their Burundi page, listing the latest news stories. 

Burundi Information is a well structured site with a lot information about the country: analysis, articles, discussion, links to related sites and a good, daily updated news page.

Internews covers the War Crimes Tribunal proceedings in Arusha, Tanzania, and sends regular reports to news agencies and individuals throughout the world. Internews also covers other news in the region, including the Burundi Peace Talks. 

IRIN (Integrated Regional Information Network) is a UN humanitarian information unit, covering news from all Africa. You can also go directly into their Burundi archive, where articles from the last months about Burundi figure. 

NewAfrica, Burundi offers interesting information about Burundi infrastructures, agriculture, business, environment, education, etc.

One World News Service is an international news service with a special page for Burundi. In English, but not too regularly updated.

PANA (PanAfrican News Agency) has an expanding pool of correspondents continent wide and partnerships with 48 national news agencies and the largest news-gathering operation in Africa. No country pages, but daily updated news from all over Africa.

Weather.com  has a page about the weather in Burundi.

Le Monde, the leading French newspaper, has an ample international coverage (all in French). You can also go directly to their Africa page.

The Africa and Middle East site of the BBC World Services offers updated news, articles and other media services on Africa.

The Financial Times is one of the world's leading business newspapers with a global outlook. You can also go directly to their Middle East and Africa page.

The Independent is an excellent British newspaper with a wide international coverage. You might want to go directly to their Africa page, where the latest articles about the continent are listed.

The International Herald Tribune is a daily newspaper edited in Paris with a focus on news from all over the world. Published with The New York Times & The Washington Post. 

The New York Times is one of the most important US newspapers, having a relatively good international coverage, including an Africa page. Most international articles, however, are by AP or Reuters.

The Washington Post is a prestigious US newspaper with an ample international coverage. You might want to go directly to their Africa page or Burundi page, were the last articles from WP are listed.

Times Internet Edition (UK) is the internet edition of the world's oldest daily newspaper. The sister paper, the Sunday Times Internet Edition has its own website. Relatively good international coverage.

Africa Online Burundi offers services like e-mail, chat, newsgroups. A lot of news too, and only in English.

Burundi Information is a good web site with a lot of information about and some services as discussions. Here you'll find some debates and comments. 

L'Afrique sur Internet is a website in French about everything what's happening on Internet in francophone Africa. List of links, forums, etc.

NewAfrica has chats, besides offering lots of other services.

National Institutions
The Government of Burundi Website has a few slow service, but you'll find some basic data on the country. Not updated. French and English.

Embassies in Foreign Countries
The Burundi Embassy in the US has a small web page with only its basic data.

About Burundi government, see also Politics and General Information, below.

Weather.com  has a page about the weather in Burundi, with special information about some cities, like Bujumbura.

Afromix' web page to Burundi music, groups and artists, with special pages on some Burundi musicians. French and Spanish versions.

The Ethnologue Database is a catalogue of more than 6,700 languages spoken in 228 countries. The Index organizes languages according to language families and countries.

Burundi  Economic Development and Indicators is an annual NewAfrica country profile on their pages about African economy. They use the IMF as their primary source, which should guarantee for their quality.

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is an organisation of free independent states cooperating. With its 21 member states and population of 385 million it forms a major integrated trading block. Very informative and ample site about the regional economy. There also exists a Burundi Page. 

The European Commission: Burundi - Development is a page with some articles about statistics on external trade in Burundi in the last years and some more. English.

Mbendi Consultants' country profile on Burundi concentrates on economical issues. Statistics on communications and information technology, etc.

Planet Business-Burundi offers interesting dates on economic situation in the country for importers, exporters, distributors and traders. 

In the website of Union-Transport you'll  find a well structured information about transportation, logistics, brokerage, consulting and documentation in Benin.

Ferti World is a online journal about to the fertilizer industry from around the world. Here you'll find some news (but not updated), special reports, a job center, chat room, message board and other links. 

NewAfrica-Environment offers interesting information about the environment in Africa, among other subjects, and sometimes news about the environment in Burundi. 

The African Studies Center of the University of Pennsylvania has a page on Burundi. Here you'll find a map, link to the Burundi Embassy in the US and some links to related sites with Burundi on the web.

Burundi Information is a well structured site with a lot information about the country: analysis, articles, discussion, links to related sites and a good, daily updated news page.

The U.S. government has several informative, though subjective, pages about most countries in the world, including Burundi, being regularly updated. Big resources are used to produce and maintain these pages. The CIA. annual Factbook 2000 is probably the best and most updated collection of data on the web. 
   Another informative site is the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices Released by the U.S. State Department. Yet another, the travel warnings to each country of the world, by the same department.

The Ethnologue Database is a catalogue of more than 6,700 languages spoken in 228 countries. The Index organizes languages according to language families.

The Spanish spoken website of the Basque publishing house Ikuska has pages on all African countries with relatively good statistical data and fuller information on ethnic groups.

Infoplease.com contains a page about Burundi with basic data of the country: history, geography, etc.

The International Crisis Group is a organisation with special interest in Africa. In its page about Central Africa you'll find lots of reports about the general situation in Burundi and other countries

New-Africa-Burundi offers interesting information about Burundi infrastructure, agriculture, business, environment, education, etc. 

The Norwegian Refugee Council has a very ample country profile of Burundi. Includes lots of humanitarian information, especially about internally displaced people ("IDPs") and links to other resources (maps, etc). Very informative!

You can order books about Burundi on amazon.com's web page.

The Committee to Protect Journalists has a small, but interesting rapport about the situation of the press in Burundi in 1997.

The most informative site about human rights in Burundi is the annual Country Report on Human Rights Practices Released by the U.S. State Department. Big, elaborated report about the state of human rights in Burundi.

In the annual World Press Freedom Review looks at the the state of the media in 168 countries, like Burundi, documenting press freedom violations. 1999.

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has a special page about Burundi. Here you'll find all information about its programs and country assistance strategy. 

The Committee to Protect Journalists has a small, but interesting rapport about the situation of the press in Burundi in 1997.

The most informative site about human rights in Burundi is the annual Country Report on Human Rights Practices Released by the U.S. State Department. Big, elaborated report about the state of human rights in Burundi.

Elections in Burundi is a document realized by the website Elections around the world. 

Internews covers the War Crimes Tribunal proceedings in Arusha, Tanzania, and sends regular reports to news agencies and individuals throughout the world. Internews also covers other news in the region, including the Burundi Peace Talks. 

The Norwegian Refugee Council has a very ample country profile of Burundi. Includes lots of humanitarian information, especially about internally displaced people ("IDPs") and links to other resources (maps, etc). Very informative!

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has country pages for most African countries, describing the refugee situation. Page contains annually updated texts and statistics about refugees living in the country and internally displaced. Go directly to their Burundi page here.

In the annual World Press Freedom Review looks at the the state of the media in 168 countries, like Burundi, documenting press freedom violations. 1999.

Politics Parties
Conseil National pour la Défense de la Démocratie, CNDD (National Council for the Defence of Democracy)

AdmiNet's Burundi Page offers an ample, well organized list of links.

Africa dot com's Burundi page with a general presentation, basic data and general travel information.

The African Studies Center of the University of Pennsylvania has a page on Burundi. Here you'll find a map, link to the Burundi Embassy in the US and some links to related sites with Burundi on the web.

The Index on Africa' Burundi page includes various links. The index is created by The Norwegian Council for Africa, with the aim to strengthen the knowledge of Africa and African affairs. Their main page also has news and there are links to all countries on the continent.

The Spanish spoken website of the Basque publishing house Ikuska has pages on all African countries with relatively good statistical data and links to some Spanish spoken sites.

In Afrique francophone, only in French, you'll find links to some sites in francophone countries and francophone Africa in general.

L'Afrique sur Internet is the website in French about everything what's happening on Internet in francophone Africa. List of links, forums, etc.

 WoYaa! is a search engine in French and English with links to some site in French-speaking Africa. Not updated since 1998 and many bad connections.

Network Startup Resource Center Burundi Page contains information about telecommunications, internet services and networking in Burundi.

Africaguide.com is a website with complete travel information on 51 African countries. In its pages about Burundi you'll find data about region and towns, accommodation, tours and more.

Atevo travel destinations offers practical data about Burundi, besides some travel guides. 

Excite Travel has a site-page on Burundi with some useful information and maps.

The INFOHUB travel guide to Burundi has useful travel information, including links on accommodation and transportation.

Lonely Planet, the famous publisher of budget travel guides, has pages on each African country. On their Burundi Page you'll find country background information and facts (overviews) for the traveler (money & costs, when to go, attractions, activities, getting there, getting around, etc.), if there's not a travel warning. Detailed facts only in the guide books.

The U.S. State Department files travel information and warnings for all countries, world wide. Their annually updated pages contain a short description of the country and useful information about safety, crime rate, health services and insurance. Aimed at U.S. citizens, but useful for anybody. Go directly to their Burundi Page.

World Online Travel Agency for airlines, hotels, car hires, adventures in Africa has a page on Burundi. You won't find too much information, but they have detailed maps of the country.

World Travel Guide's entry to Burundi: This is a good, informative and well organised site. Lists all kind of practical information (passport, visa, etc.) and has an introduction to Burundi tourist sites. Guides exist to all countries. You might want to go to their Africa Page. Also a German entry. Recommended.

Women & Gender 

The main objectives of the Burundi Women Journalists Association, BWJA, are promoting women’s rights, the freedom of the expression and the liberty of the press. Site gives short introduction.

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