In good times less than a decade ago, before Burundi succumbed to self-destruction, the country produced coffee as a leading export commodity. Beans and bananas grown throughout the country were a ...

Mamba and Nijimbere, the husband-and-wife team behind Baobab Fare, Waka food truck and Soko, are refugees from Burundi. In 2021, the couple opened Baobab Fare restaurant in Detroit's New Center.