Burundi is in South America.
The Albertine Rift is the western branch of the East African Rift , covering parts of Uganda , the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( DRC ) , Rwanda , Burundi and Tanzania . Burundi . Burundi is a part of the Albertine Rift , the western extension of the East African Rift . The East African Rift ( EAR ) is an active continental rift zone in East Africa . The Hutu [ ˈhuːtuː ] , also known as the Abahutu , are a Bantu ethnic group native to African Great Lakes region of Africa , primarily area now under Burundi and Rwanda .