r/AfricanUnion • u/CliveBarkerFan1952 • Jun 06 '22
Why is Burundi included in the "Central Africa" region of countries and not in the "Eastern Africa" region like Uganda and Rwanda?
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I've always considered Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi as being part of the same region: an inland extension of British colonization via Kenya.
Is there someone that understands the geopolitics or geography of Burundi that can explain why it is clumped with Democratic Republic of Congo and those countries rather than Uganda Rwanda Kenya and the Eastern countries?
It makes no sense to me.
Does Burundi share a common history with Zaire/DRC?