Gender and Teachers 2.Teachers and Gender in Burundi - Hermegilde Rwantabagu

Burundi is a republic in East Africa. It has an essentially rural and agricultural economy. From the cultural viewpoint, Burundi is basically a monolingual nation, Kirundi, the national language, being supplemented by French as the language of administration and teaching at intermediate and higher levels. It achieved independence in 1962 after 40 years of Belgian colonial rule.