It is conventional for African dictators to be paid through international aid. That is what has been happening with Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi until recently when a lump sum European Union check of 2 million dollars failed to show up. This has forced the man to go to the people of Burundi, asking them to help fund their own oppression. In a shameless communique found on the Facebook page of the Presidency of Burundi, the man makes it clear that he is coming to the people to ask for money only as an after thought. He says he has received support from the "partners" (partenaires) of Burundi but now he wants the people of Burundi to chip in to support what he calls "grassroots democratic" ("démocratique basée" - in French) culture. So the questions that one may now ask are "who are these partners of Burundi who had earlier given money towards this "noble" project? Why did the presidency first rely on these friends rather than the people of Burundi?
Fortunately, Burundians have been smart enough to see through this ruse, and judging by the comments of Facebook, it is being rejected outright. They are refusing to fund their own murder. Let the international partners to murder continue to do so.
Fortunately, Burundians have been smart enough to see through this ruse, and judging by the comments of Facebook, it is being rejected outright. They are refusing to fund their own murder. Let the international partners to murder continue to do so.
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