内容摘要：It comes amid growing concern over the distribution of aid in Gaza, with more than two million people at risk of starvation, according to the UN, after a total Israeli ban on shipments of food and other aid that lasted 11 weeks.

It comes amid growing concern over the distribution of aid in Gaza, with more than two million people at risk of starvation, according to the UN, after a total Israeli ban on shipments of food and other aid that lasted 11 weeks.

Chronic shortages of foreign currency, which is needed for imports such as medicine and fuel, have led to a decline in Burundi's economic activity.Analysts say that Burundi now runs on less than one month's-worth of foreign currency reserves for imports, while the regional standard is to have at least four months.

Queues of cars stretching from service stations for around 100m (330ft) have become a common sight. They often last for days or weeks as motorists wait for fuel, which is being rationed by the authorities.According to the World Bank, the annual domestic income of an average Burundian in 2023 was $193 (£142), the lowest within the East African Community trade bloc.Faustin Ndikumana, an economist and anti-corruption activist, believes Burundi's situation will not improve any time soon.

''Good governance has to be established. We're not there yet,'' he told the BBC.But the governing party and its leader hold an opposing view.

President Ndayishimiye has said residents of Bujumbura, Burundi's largest city, "looked bad in 2005" but now "had money to buy shoes, new clothes and to build a house''.

And the CNDD-FDD often responds to criticism by reminding Burundians that the party fought for the Hutu ethnic group - who make up the majority of the population - to access power, after four decades of what they considered as oppression by the minority Tutsis.Over the years, several paintings, drawings and sketches of him have circulated around the world.

The auction house Bonhams says the painting, made by British artist Clare Leighton, is "thought to be the only oil portrait that Gandhi actually sat for".The portrait was made when Gandhi went to London in 1931 for the second Round Table conference, held to discuss constitutional reforms for India and address its demands for self-governance.

It will be auctioned in the second week of July at Bonhams."This is a painting of unique historic and cultural significance. It would be great if it could be seen and appreciated more widely, whether in India or elsewhere," Caspar Leighton, a great nephew of the artist, told the BBC.