The US Department of State reminds travelers of the risks of traveling to Burundi.
Because Burundi participates in peacekeeping operations in Somalia, the terrorist organization al-Shabaab, based in Somalia, has threatened to conduct terror attacks in Burundi.
There are no known armed militia groups operating in Burundi; however, weapons are easy to obtain and some ex-combatants have turned to crime or political violence. Low-level political violence persists; the areas of Bujumbura Rural, Bujumbura Mairie (particularly Kanyosha, Kinama, Kamenge, Makamba, Rumonge and the area neighboring the Kibira forest) are of particular concern.
There have been reports of armed criminals ambushing vehicles, particularly on the roads leading out of Bujumbura.