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Unrest in Burundi tests implementation of regional single customs territory

Implementation of the single customs territory came to real test when Burundi closed the airport, shutting out all inbound and outbound flights.

Cargo at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi had to held on onward airlifting to Burundi’s capital Bujumbura, where the international airport is situated.

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