Nairobi, Dec. 8 -- Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye has promised to work with the youth and front them in key positions in efforts to improve the country's economic status.

While addressing the business community in Bujumbura during a tax payers' day on Tuesday, President Ndayishimiye said that the "so-called investors" are not contributing towards the country's development.

"No one should be surprised if I put youth on the forefront of the country's economy because they are the ones willing to work. The so-called investors keep their money at home or offshore," said the Burundi president.

President Ndayishimiye's comments come ahead of his visit to Washington to attend the US-African Leaders Summit where he is expected to trave...