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Tries to balance his country’s economic interests against those of foreign mining companies: Burundi’s President Évariste Ndayishimiye, pictured here in Addis Ababa in February when  Burundi officially assumed the chairmanship of the African Union.

Mining economy

Burundi’s struggle for mining justice

The Burundian government has shown courage by temporarily suspending the operations of international mining companies in order to demand fairer terms. Yet bold gestures alone do not guarantee prosperity. Without transparency, accountability and genuine structu...