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  "Washington sanctions the Rwandan Ministry of Defense and a financial institution accused of supporting the M23, per sosmediasburundi.org.",
  "Power cuts in Gitega strangle small businesses amid a persistent energy crisis, Bloomberg reports.",
  "Fertilizer shortages overwhelm Burundi farmers, with the government under fire for inadequate support, per sosmediasburundi.org.",
  "Residents dispute suicide theory after a man found hanged in Gitega, according to sosmediasburundi.org."
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