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Désiré Nimubona is a Burundi-based reporter, covering Burundi, Kenya, Somalia, and the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. He writes for Bloomberg and the New Humanitarian, holds a master’s degree in international relations, and lectures at some of Burundi’s private universities.
