Editor's Foreword

eQuipmenT by Type
AIRCRAFT
TPT 8: 1 B-727 (VIP); 1 Beech 200 Super King Air; 1 HS-
748; 1 N-262 Fregate; 1 Rockwell Commander 500B; 1
Cessna 172 Skyhawk; 1 Cessna 337; 1 CN-235
TRG SF-260WL Warrior*
HELICOPTERS
ATK 2 Mi-35
SPT 4: 1 AS-350 Ecureuil; 3 Mi-17 (Mi-8MT) Hip H/Mi-8
Hip spt hel
UTL 1 SA-316B Alouette III
gendarmerie 4,200
paramilitary 250
People’s Militia (r) 45,000 reservists (trained)
Security company 250
deploymenT
democraTic republic of congo
UN • MONUC 2 obs
Sudan
UN • UNAMID 279; 6 obs: elm 1 inf bn
burundi BDI
Burundi Franc fr 2008 2009 2010
GDP fr 1.31tr
US$ 1.11bn
per capita US$ 121
Growth % 4.5 3.2
inflation % 24.3 12.9
Def bdgt fr 98.3bn 101bn
US$ 83m 82m
US$1=fr 1,185 1,230
Population 9,511,330
ethnic groups: Hutu 85%; Tutsi 14%
Age 0–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–64 65 plus
Male 23% 6% 5% 4% 10% 1%
Female 23% 6% 5% 3% 11% 2%
capabilities
acTive 20,000 (Army 20,000) Paramilitary 31,050
In line with the Pretoria Peace Accord signed in October
2003 rebels from the FDD and government forces are now
being integrated into a new National Defence Force with
significant troop reductions expected.
organiSaTionS by Service
army 20,000
Sub-Saharan Africa
297
forceS by role
Lt armd 2 bn (sqn)
Inf 7 bn; some indep coy
Arty 1 bn
Engr 1 bn
AD 1 bn
eQuipmenT by Type
RECCE 55: 6 AML-60; 12 AML-90; 30 BRDM-2; 7 S52
Shorland
APC (W) 57: 10 BTR 80; 20 BTR-40; 9 M-3 Panhard; 12 RG-
31 Nyala; 6 Walid
ARTY 120
TOWED 122mm 18 D-30
MRL 122mm 12 BM-21
MOR 90: 82mm 15 M-43; 120mm ε75
AT
MSL • MANPATS Milan (reported)
RCL 75mm 60 Type-52 (M-20)
RL 83mm RL-83 Blindicide
AD • SAM • MANPAD ε30 SA-7 Grail
GUNS • TOWED 150+: 14.5mm 15 ZPU-4; 135+ 23mm
ZU-23/37mm Type-55 (M-1939)
reserves
Army 10 (reported) bn
Air Wing 200
AIRCRAFT 2 combat capable
TPT 4: 2 DC-3; 2 Cessna 150L†
TRG 2 SF-260TP/SF-260W Warrior*
HELICOPTERS
ATK 2 Mi-24 Hind*
SPT 4 Mi-8 Hip (non-op); 2 SA342L Gazelle
UTL 3 SA-316B Alouette III
paramilitary 31,050
Marine Police 50
16 territorial districts
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 7
PHT 3 Huchuan†
Misc Boats/Craft 4
AMPHIBIOUS 1 LCT
LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT 1 SPT
General Administration of State Security
ε1,000
local Defence Militia ε30,000
deploymenT
Somalia
AU • AMISOM 2,550; 3 inf bn
Sudan
UN • UNAMID 4; 7 obs
Sub-Saharan
Africa