Burundi (Vol 3, 2006)
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Burundi's new government led by the ‘Conseil National pour la Défense de la Démocratie-Forces pour la Défense de la Démocratie’ (CNDD-FDD) was faced with a Sisyphean task in 2006, namely reconstructing a country whose physical, economic and social infrastructure had been destroyed by 12 years of civil war, with limited resources and against a backdrop of ongoing conflict with the last remaining rebel movement, the ‘Parti pour la libération de Hutu-Forces Nationales de Libération’ (Palipehutu-FNL). In the post-transition period, however, the country's democratisation process was marred by political gaffes and abuses by the new government and the ruling party, raising fears of a reversal towards authoritarianism. The erstwhile rebel movement often governed in a high-handed and populist manner, coming under fire from the media, civil society and the opposition. The regime's authoritarian drift and high levels of corruption were also a source of friction with the international community.
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Burundi (Vol 3, 2006)
in Africa Yearbook OnlineSearch for other papers by Marina Rafti in
Current site
Google Scholar
Search for other papers by An Ansoms in
Current site
Google Scholar
(4,604 words)