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- ↑ "La ministre du Commerce, l'Industrie et du Tourisme a répondu aux préoccupations des Honorables Députés concernant la Société Sucrière du Mosso (SOSUMO). - Assemblée Nationale du Burundi" . Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ↑ "Burundi : Le Portail des Institutions". 2008-11-06. Archived from the original on 2008-11-06. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ↑ https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Burundi_2018.pdf?lang=en
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