Burundians defy a violent crackdown by the military in Bujumbura to protest the decision by President Nkurunziza to seek a third term in 2015.PHOTO|FILE
What you need to know:
Although Kiswahili is widely spoken there, probably more than in any other East African Community (EAC) partner state besides Tanzania and to some extent Kenya, ‘maandamano’ has not been in the day-to-day vocabulary of many Burundi citizens.
It was during the violent protests, which rocked the country in 2015/2016 when the residents of the capital city Bujumbura tested the bitter side of political violence and embraced the word.
