The International Monetary Fund expects Burundi's economy to grow by nearly four percent this year, mostly thanks to its production and export of coffee and tea.
Corruption Lurks
In July, however, Transparency International named Burundi the most corrupt nation in East Africa, with a corruption prevalence of nearly 37 percent. Burundi's revenue authority and police force topped the list of most corrupt institutions in the region.
That is a problem for salesman Dina, who said corruption is everywhere. "It is alive here, it is going on," he claimed. "There are things that come into the country without paying taxes." He said sometimes if the police catch someone, they do not take the person straight to the police station, they just sort it out on the streets.
An opposition party leader, Jean de Dieu Mutabazi, agreed that corruption is a serious challenge for the country. His party boycotted the recent elections, but said the opposition groups need to help build a "strong Burundian society."
"The problems will be from now on," Mutabazi said, "since the ruling party will have all the power and they will have the tendency to dictate everything to the people." The opposition is weak, he added.
On Monday, Amnesty International issued a report describing how opposition party politicians were allegedly tortured by the country's security services. Burundi's National Intelligence Service denied the accusations.
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