Prostitution in Burundi

Prostitution in Burundi is illegal[1][2] but is commonplace and on the rise.[3] Prostitution is prevalent in all areas of the country,[4] and especially in the largest city (and former capital), Bujumbura,[5] and prior to the security crisis in 2015, the tourist areas around Lake Tanganyika.[1] UNAIDS estimate there are 51,000 prostitutes in Burundi.[6] Many women have turned to prostitution due to poverty.[3][4]

Previously law enforcement made little effort to curb prostitution.[1] Political pressures, including from the mayor of Bujumbura, Freddy Mbonimpa,[7] have led to crackdowns all over the country.[5][8]

HIV,[9] sex trafficking[10] and child prostitution[11][12] are problems in the country.

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  8. ^ "Des Congolais arrêtés au Burundi pour "séjour illégal" et "actes de prostitution"". ARIB (in French). 30 October 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Burundi 2016 Country Factsheet". UNAIDS. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
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  11. ^ "Underage prostitutes in Kamenge commune". IWACU English News. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  12. ^ Arseneault, Michel (25 September 2013). "Hundreds of Burundi girls lured into child prostitution". RFI. Retrieved 27 February 2018.