Burundi

By: Tyler McCoy

Location

• Burundi is located in central Africa

• Borders Rwanda, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Lake Tanganyika

Culture

• Religion- The main religion is Roman Catholic

• Language- Kirundi, French, Swahili

Major Imports

• Petroleum products• Food stuffs• Capital goods

Major Exports

• Coffee• Sugar• Cotton• Animal Hides• Tea

Major Trading Partners

• Germany• Belgium• Pakistan• U.S.A.• Rwanda• Kenya• Tanzania• France

Government

• President-Pierre Nkurunziza

• Government-Republic

• Can only be president 5 years

1. Rwanda-Burundi

• In 1916 Belgian forces occupied Burundi for World War I

• In 1919 it became part of the Belgian League of Nations mandate of Rwanda-Burundi

2. The Burundi Civil War

• The Burundi civil war begins1993 and ends in 2005.

• the Hutu and the Tutsi tribes caused it.

• 300,000 killed

3. Burundi becomes independent

• Burundi becomes independent on July 1, 1962

• Changes name from Rwanda-Burundi to Burundi.

• Mwami Mwambutsa IV was named king.

Rare animals

• African Lemon-dove -

• Trumpeter Hornbill -

• Shoebill -

Problems

• One of the poorest countries in the world.• Only one in two children go to school.• One in 15 adults has HIV/AIDS.• Food, medicine, and electricity remain in short supply.

Future

• The future of Burundi seems pretty bad.

• Less than 50% of children attend school

• HIV/AIDS is almost out-of-control.

Mancala• Step1 Get a mancala game board and 48 stones. • Step 2 Sit on one side of the board while your opposing player sits

on the other. The six pits nearest you and the cala on the right are yours. The object is to collect as many stones as possible before the other player clears his side of stones.

• Step3 Play by picking up all the stones from one cup on your side of the board and placing them one by one in the cups to the right. If the last stone is place in your own cala, you get another turn.

• Step4 Try to place the stones only on your side. If the last stone is placed in an empty pit on your own side, you may take all the stones from the directly opposite opponent's pit. All stones including the capturing stone are placed in your cala.

• Step5 Stop play when one player has no more stones in his cups. The other player then takes all his stones and places them in his own cala. The player with the most stones in his cala wins.