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- ↑ AfricaNews (2020-06-29). "Women occupy 30% of Burundi's new cabinet". Africanews. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ↑ Egobiambu, Emmanuel (2 May 2021). "Burundi President Sacks Commerce Minister Amid Fund Embezzlement Claims". Channels TV. Retrieved 17 November 2023.