Introduction
How is the Military in Burundi and how does it work to maintain Sucity and fight terrorism? In terms of Military and security forces, we have the National Defense Force of Burundi (Force de Defense Nationale du Burundi or FDNB): Land Force (la Force Terrestre), the Navy Force (la Force de la Marine), the Air Force (la Force Aérienne) and Specialized Units (des Unités Spécialisées)

Ministry of Interior, Community Development, and Public Security: Burundi National Police (Police Nationale du Burundi) (2024).
In Burundi, the FDNB is responsible for defending Burundi’s territorial integrity and protecting its sovereignty; it has an internal security role, including maintaining and restoring public order if required; the FDNB also participates in providing humanitarian/disaster assistance, countering terrorism, narcotics trafficking, piracy, and illegal arms trade, and protecting the country’s environment; the FDNB conducts limited training with foreign partners such as Russia and participates in regional peacekeeping missions, most recently in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Somalia; these missions have provided the force some operational experience and funding; in recent years the FDNB has conducted operations against anti-government rebel groups based in the neighboring DRC that have carried out sporadic attacks in Burundi, such as the such as National Forces of Liberation (FNL), the Resistance for the Rule of Law-Tabara (aka RED Tabara), and Popular Forces of Burundi (FPB or FOREBU)

the Arusha Accords that ended the 1993-2005 civil war created a unified military by balancing the predominantly Tutsi ex-Burundi Armed Forces (ex-FAB) and the largely Hutu dominated armed movements and requiring the military to have a 50/50 ethnic mix of Tutsis and Hutus (2024)
Security and military information of Burundi
Military and security service personnel strengths approximately 25-30,000 active-duty troops, the majority of which are ground forces (2023)
Military equipment inventories and acquisitions the military has a mix of mostly older weapons and equipment typically of French, Russian, and Soviet origin, and a smaller selection of more modern secondhand equipment from such countries as China, South Africa, and the US (2024)
Military service age and obligation 18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (2023).
Military deployments 760 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); up to 3,000 in Somalia (ATMIS; note - foreign troop contingents under ATMIS are drawing down towards a final exit in December 2024) (2024). note: Burundi deployed military troops to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 2022 as part of an East African regional force; as of 2024, as many as 1,000 troops reportedly remained in the DRC
Military expenditures
Military Expenditures 2023 3.7% of GDP (2023 est.)
Military Expenditures 2022 2.8% of GDP (2022 est.)
Military Expenditures 2021 2% of GDP (2021 est.)
Military Expenditures 2020 2.1% of GDP (2020 est.)
Military Expenditures 2019 3% of GDP (2019 est.)
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Burundi is found in Eastern Africa