Burundi was a German colony from 1885 to 1916.
After Burundi gained independence in 1962, Germany was one of the first partners to launch development cooperation with the country. Germany has a good reputation because of the successes achieved in Burundi’s development.
A partnership between the German Land Baden-Württemberg and Burundi has existed for four decades, but was not formalised until 2014 by a joint declaration by the Land government and Burundi’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. A programme of events is being organised to mark its 40th year in 2024. This partnership is primarily run by the state-owned Foundation for Development Cooperation – Baden-Württemberg (SEZ). In the summer of 2022, a delegation representing the CDU group in the Land Parliament visited Burundi, followed in June 2023 by a Land delegation which opened an SEZ liaison office in Bujumbura.
Source: Federal Foriegn Office
