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Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm.
If you plan to visit a repository, contact them and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the FamilySearch Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.

Archives and Libraries

Burundi National Archives and Library
Ministry of Youth, Culture and Sports
B.P. 1095, Rohero II - avenue Kunkiko
Bujumbura, Burundi

Inventory of the National Archives of Burundi (EAP684) This article in the British Library describes a project to inventory and organize the records of Burundi, considered an "endangered archive".

Archival records from Inventory of the National Archives of Burundi (EAP684) is a description, listing, and links to records discovered by the project.

Like in most sub-Saharan African countries, the civil status system in Burundi was colonial in origin. A new civil status system was set up in April 1980
The lowest administrative unit where local civil registration offices are found is the zone administrative. There are 396 civil registration centres in the Republic of Burundi: 366 in nonurban areas and 30 in urban areas. There are 386 civil registrars: 297 in non-urban areas and 89 in urban areas.