My friend Katherine sent me this link for photos of Usumbura (the colonial name for Bujumbura) from the 1950’s:
http://membres.lycos.fr/usumbura/page1.htm
Some of the scenes in the photos are impressively similar to the city today. Many of the buildings shown still exist.
This post is maybe a stunning glimpse into Burundi’s colonial past, maybe another, less stunning, evasion on my part of considering my current surroundings.
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Hi Jefferson, Just wanted to leave a short message to say that I stumbled upon your blog. I’ll keep the link and hopefully we can stay in touch. I almost hate to ask….NGO registration?? Caren