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Article: A life without fear is priority; Burundi's next elections are still two years away but new presidential hopefuls are already attempting to make their mark on both the domestic and foreign realms. Tom Nevin met one such--Alexis Sinduhije, who was a radio broadcaster before entering politics.(BURUNDI)
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- African Business
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- August 1, 2008
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"When I ask the ordinary people of Burundi who come to my political rallies what they most want in their lives in Burundi to day, they tell me 'To live without fear,'" says Alexis Sinduhije, leader of the recently formed Movement for Security and Democracy (MSD) political party and latest hopeful for that country's 2010 presidential race.
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"Then they say they want development in the rural areas, because that is where 90% of Burundians earn their living. We are an agricultural country. We all have our land and we produce crops to eat, sell and export. The world is short of food.
"We have the land and we have the farmers. We ...