August 01, 2008
On our first night back in Burundi’s charming capital set on Lake Tanganyika we were all out at a popular local restaurant. Suddenly we heard gun shots and mortars descending upon the city.
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Learn more about the Genocide Prevention Task Force and its blueprint to prevent genocide and mass atrocities.
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