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Bujumbura

[ boo-joom-boor-uh ]

noun

  1. a port in and the capital of Burundi, in the western part, on Lake Tanganyika.


Bujumbura

/ ˌbuːdʒəmˈbʊərə /

noun

  1. the capital of Burundi, a port at the NE end of Lake Tanganyika. Pop: 419 000 (2005 est) Former nameUsumbura
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Bujumbura is just 20 minutes from the border with DR Congo and is a hub for cross-border travel and trade.

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The BBC spoke to several people in Bujumbura and the majority did not know what mpox was.

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This hospital in Bujumbura is home to one of three mpox treatment centres in the city.

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Maintaining hygienic conditions across Bujumbura is also hard as access to basic resources like water is limited in the city.

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The rays of the evening sun shining above Burundi’s main city, Bujumbura, filter in.

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