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Burundi Transnational Issues 2007

Disputes - international: conflicts among Tutsi, Hutu, other ethnic groups, associated political rebels, armed gangs, and various government forces have abated somewhat in the Great Lakes region; UN Operation in Burundi (ONUB) completed its mandate in December 2006 after a three-year peace-keeping mission
Refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees (country of origin): 20,359 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) IDPs: 100,000 (armed conflict between government and rebels; most IDPs in northern and western Burundi) (2006)

NOTE: The transnational issues information regarding Burundi on this page is re-published from the 2007 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Burundi Transnational Issues 2007 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Burundi Transnational Issues 2007 should be addressed to the CIA.