Public universities suspend breakfast over money

Students attending Burundi's public universities are going without breakfast because the government can no longer afford it, underscoring the fragile state of Burundi's economy amid violent unrest, writes Eloge Willy Kaneza for Associated Press.

Last Monday some students at the University of Burundi wore black clothes to protest the measure, which suggests the government is struggling to finance its budget and is cutting some costs.

More than 50% of Burundi's budget is financed by foreign donors, some of whom President Pierre Nkurunziza's government has alienated with its violent suppression of the opposition. Some donors, like former coloniser Belgium, have cut financial support. As violence persists, many businesses have had to shut down, severely reducing the government's sources of tax revenue.
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