Bujumbura, Burundi
August 04, 2009
Potholes on the Road to Peace
It was 2006 and the post-war transitional period had officially ended a year earlier with the election of Pierre Nkurunziza as President. Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi, did indeed bear the marks of a difficult and war-torn past but we were driving along Lake Tanganika and able to see the striking mountainous terrain that frames the city. “Still looks beautiful to me,” I remarked. Roger shook his head again. “No no, you don’t get it. I mean no potholes, nice buildings, infrastructure….things used to work. We’ll see now if Nkurunziza can make it all work again.”
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