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Economy

Bujumbura: the price of the bus ticket has tripled in north of the town hall

Transporters continue to speculate on transport ticket prices on the northern section of the economic capital Bujumbura.Normally, the price of the transport ticket on the Kamenge-city center section is 650

Refugees

Nyarugusu (Tanzania): closing of the last small market in the camp

The only small and last market remaining in the Burundian refugee area was temporarily closed, which is seen by refugees as yet another way of pushing them into forced repatriation.

Economy

Bubanza: consumers of Brarudi products denounce the administration’s inaction in the face of speculation

At a time when drinks from the Brasserie et lemonaderies du Burundi (Brarudi) remain rare in the Bubanza province (western Burundi), consumers accuse the governor of not controlling prices. The

Economy

Rugombo: a fuel trafficker killed in Rusizi

Richard Dusabe’s body was collected in the Rusizi River on Thursday at the Mparambo 2 hill in Rugombo commune in Cibitoke province (north-west of Burundi). The suspect of the murder

Opinion

Opinion – Nkurunziza Cup or evidence of lack of patriotism

Since his accession to the top of the CNDD-FDD, Révérien Ndikuriyo has traveled throughout the country militarizing the party’s youth, including small children. To properly evaluate the young people, he

Governance

Gitega : barely started, the appointment of members of the decentralized commissions of the CENI is already giving rise to protests

The provincial leader of the Sahwanya FRODEBU (Front for Democracy in Burundi) party in Gitega province (central Burundi) deplores that the designation of members of the CEPI (independent provincial electoral

Human Rights

Gitega : a person kidnapped and tortured by a local administration officer in complicity with Imbonerakure

Asman Rwasa, 32 years old, was kidnapped and then tortured by the Yoba neighborhood chief in Gitega, the political capital of Burundi, with the complicity of certain Imbonerakure (members of

Security

Rumonge : four Imbonerakure appeared in a case of machete attack which left one dead

Janvier Ndereyimana, 24 years old, Adolphe Kwizerimana, 20 years old, Fulgence Iradukunda, 27 years old and Samuel Nzoyihaya, a 17-year-old minor, all members of the CNDD-FDD youth league, the Imbonerakure,

Human Rights

Geneva : human rights violations on the ascending line in Burundi

Since June 18, the United Nations Human Rights Council has held its 56th session. It will end on July 12. Last week, Burundi was on the agenda and the UN

Society

Bujumbura: will the lack of fuel go so far as to break up households?

The fuel shortage in Bujumbura town strongly affects household economy, making women suffer and triggering disputes among families because of this situation. Some men accuse their wives of mismanagement. INFO