BURUNDI ( Republika y'Uburundi )

Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi (Kirundi: Republika y'Uburundi ; French: République du Burundi, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley where the African Great Lakes region and East Africa converge. It is bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and southeast, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west; Lake Tanganyika lies along its southwestern border. The capital cities are Gitega and Bujumbura.

One of the smallest countries in Africa, Burundi is landlocked and has an equatorial climate. Burundi is a part of the Albertine Rift, the western extension of the East African Rift. The country lies on a rolling plateau in the centre of Africa. Burundi is bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and southeast, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. The highest peak, Mount Heha at 2,685 m (8,810 ft), lies to the southeast of the official capital Bujumbura. The source of the Nile River is in Bururi province, and is linked from Lake Victoria to its headwaters via the Ruvyironza River. Lake Victoria is also an important water source, which serves as a fork to the Kagera River. Another major lake is Lake Tanganyika, located in much of Burundi's southwestern corner. There are two national parks, Kibira National Park to the northwest (a small region of rainforest, adjacent to Nyungwe Forest National Park in Rwanda), Ruvubu National Park to the northeast (along the Rurubu River, also known as Ruvubu or Ruvuvu). Both were established in 1982 to conserve wildlife populations.

The African territories of Ruanda and Urundi came under Belgian control as Ruanda-Urundi after they were seized from Germany during World War I in 1916. They had previously formed part of German East Africa. The territory was under Belgian military occupation from 1916 to 1922, and stamps of Belgian Congo were overprinted for the occupied territories with bilingual inscriptions "EST AFRICAIN ALLEMAND OCCUPATION BELGE / DUITSCH OOST AFRIKA BELGISCHE BEZETTING" in French and Dutch. Ruanda-Urundi later became a Belgian-controlled Class B Mandate under the League of Nations from 1922 to 1945. Stamps of Belgian Congo overprinted "Ruanda-Urundi" were issued in 1924. The first series of definitive stamps featuring local themes was issued in 1931. The territory became a Trust Territory of the United Nations in 1946. Ruanda-Urundi gained independence in 1962 as two separate countries of Rwanda and Burundi.

The covers posted on 18, August 2016 and I received on 30 August 2016. Burundi issue a number of thematic stamps every year.

The cover posted from Bujumbura on 13 April 2015, received on 27 April 2015.

This is the backside of the cover. A postmark from Kenya also seen there,on the top second right one,  Because all mails passing through Nairobi Sorting Centre.

I used old Burundi stamps written as 'Royaume du Burundi' ( Kingdom of Burundi) . The postal clerk not refused to postmark, when my friend Deo requested, as a result I got a special cover in my collection. 

The Postage was not sufficient, so Deo affixed nice stamps on the backside to complete the postage. Thank You very much Deo for your dedicated work.