National Defence Force (Burundi)

National Defence Force
Force de Défense Nationale du Burundi
Service branchesGround Force
Naval Force
Air Force
Websitefdnb.bi
Leadership
Commander-in-chiefÉvariste Ndayishimiye
Minister of National Defense & War VeteransIr Alain Tribert Mutabazi
Chief of the General StaffGeneral Prime Niyongabo
Personnel
Active personnel20,000 Army personnel
30,000 paramilitary
Expenditure
Budget$US 64 million (2011)
Percent of GDP3.7% (2011)
Related articles
RanksMilitary ranks of Burundi

The Burundi National Defence Force (French: Force de Défense Nationale du Burundi, or FDNB) is the state military organisation responsible for the defence of Burundi.

A general staff (État-Major Général) commands the armed forces, consisting of a joint staff (État-Major inter-armes); a training staff (État-Major de la Formation), and a logistics staff (État-Major de la Logistique). Naval and aviation commands exist, as well as specialised units.[1]

  1. ^ "LOI N° 1/019 DU 31 DECEMBRE 2004 Portant Creation, Organisation, MISSIONS, COMPOSITION ET FONCTIONNEMENT DE LA FORCE DE DEFENSE NATIONALE" (PDF). Grandslacs.net. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-09. Retrieved 23 October 2014.