This short note updates Nancy Hunt's recent report on research in Burundi. While Hunt presented a thorough description of the situation in Burundi as of 1984, my recent month-long visit in August of 1988 shows that a few of the names, as well as some aspects of the protocol, have changed.

Although Hunt adequately presented the informal process of obtaining research clearance to work in Bujumbura (attestations from the Centre de Civilisation Burundaise or CCB, mayor's office, university, etc.), the process for any area outside the city limits is more complicated, decidedly more formal, and not always guaranteed of success. Requests for research clearance in all communes except Bujumbura should be directed to Mr. le Ministre Aloys Kadoyi, Ministère de l'Intérieur, B.P. 1910, Bujumbura. The initial request should contain an introductory cover letter, a support letter from your university, and a copy of the research proposal, all in French if possible. Attestations from other sources strengthen a researcher's status in the field outside Bujumbura, but they do not replace the necessary official permission granted from the Ministry of the Interior.