Orion Donovan-Smith

Orion Donovan-Smith is a Bujumbura-based conflict resolution specialist. Originally from Concrete, WA, USA, Orion is interested in the role of youth in peace- and nation-building.

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Poverty and unemployment fuel Burundi's unrest

7 May 2015

Politics & economy

Poverty and unemployment fuel Burundi’s unrest

For Burundi’s youth, poverty, joblessness and uncertainty about the future transcend the divisions that threaten the country’s fragile political [...]Read the full article

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