The outset of the conflicts is the assassination of the first democratically elected president from the Hutu ethnic group in 1993. The conflict has been fuelled by some of the political leaders interested in benefiting from the turmoil. To reach their ends, the political leaders used youths to kill each other and plunder - hence destroy the country and the future of the youths; many of them have been affected by psychological problems. The losers are the youths while the victors are the politicians. The latter has not expressed his hidden interests to the hot blooded youths but only paid him meagre salary to keep running the youth liberty and abusing it.

Indeed, Burundi has been torn asunder by young people- currently called sacrificed generation. The strength and endeavour due to be put on the service of the nation development has been misused to shutter into rubble our mother land Burundi. Still, children have been recruited by belligerents to cook or carry the ammunitions, learning related atrocities as well. That is the reason why there are plenty of child soldiers in Burundi, whereas they constitute the main strength for the future.

As days went by, Youths have realized that they have been wrongly manipulated for the sake of prominent figures. They have revived their awareness in town and in up country after they remarked they are serving the political leaders interests. They have eventually said no to the violence by learning pacific conflicts resolutions.

The strength used to kill, destroy and jeopardize the security along with belligerents is nowadays used to rebuild the nation. It has been a very pitiful experience for youths in Burundi to be excited in partaking in conflicts. They have however chosen to join in peace building as they have seen that the major drifts are overshadowing their future. Gorgon Sabushimike, Bujumbura - Burundi