Bujumbura - Post Report Question and Answers

What do you wish you had known about this particular city/country before moving there?

That travel to the surrounding region (besides Rwanda) would be very expensive. That departing from the airport for an international flight is an insane experience even by developing country standards. That living downtown is not the move – get a place with a garden on the hills. - Aug 2023


How clean it would be compared to other African posts. - Mar 2021


I wish I had known to learn basic French before arriving. - Nov 2017


I had a good idea of what I was getting into and what may happen during the elections. - Aug 2015


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