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Burundi Burundi is located right in the heart of Africa, squashed between the East African giant Tanzania in the east and the biggest country of Africa, Congo Kinshasa in the west. In the north there is Rwanda. Although the location is beautiful with the great lakes, the rift valley, but poltically speaking it's a pretty tough spot. Internal strife between Hutu and Tutu people has destabilized the country in the 1990-ies. Permanent instability in big neighbor Congo has not made things better. However, Burundi has great touristic potential and if you are looking for a place away from the other tourists, this is one. Bujumbura, the capital is located on the Lake Tangyanika . It is the biggest town of the country amd the best place to arrange things for onward travel. Outside of the capital things are worse, you see. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens to defer travel to Burundi due to the uncertain security situation within Burundi and the surrounding Great Lakes region. On the evening of December 4, 2000, two people were injured when a passenger flight was fired upon and hit by machine gun rounds as it was landing at Bujumbura's International Airport. Earlier that same day, a rebel faction released a press statement warning foreigners to leave Burundi for their safety. Burundi has been involved in a civil war since 1993. Fighting can be intense and has increasingly involved attacks on the capital, Bujumbura.
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