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Odile Nibizi and Annabella Nshimirimana: Many women in Bujumbura Rurale were forced into war. Others who stayed in the villages ended up performing chores either for the army or the FNL
BUJUMBURA, 5 February 2010 (IRIN) – By age 15, Annonciata Nduwimana was an accomplished fighter for Burundi’s opposition Forces nationales de liberation (FNL) and knew how to kill in battle.
“My father was killed, accused of sheltering rebels. We [her mother and two elder brothers] then fled to Bujumbura to seek safe haven,” she said.
Life in the capital, however, proved tough for a widow with three children. Unable to pay rent, the family returned to their village of Muyira in Bujumbura Rurale Province.
The area was an FNL stronghold. “The army was convinced that we pretended to be school pupils by day but turned into FNL fighters during the night,” Nduwimana told IRIN. “I knew by staying here, I would be killed. I chose to die on the battlefield.”
That was 2003. Two weeks after joining the FNL, she had completed basic training and was deployed on the battlefield.
“I was afraid, I couldn’t figure out I could kill people,” she said. “But there was Read full entry »
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Photo: Judith Basutama/IRIN
Odile Nibizi and Annabella Nshimirimana: Many women in Bujumbura Rurale were forced into war. Others who stayed in the villages ended up performing chores either for the army or the FNL
BUJUMBURA, …
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Zoom Image
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