Economy
Buhumuza: promises of employment facing a reality of poverty and social exclusion
SOS Médias Burundi Buhumuza, June 16, 2026 – Despite official pronouncements touting entrepreneurship, innovation, and self-employment as solutions to unemployment, many rural youth, female heads of households, and members of
Burundi : shortages, exodus, arbitrary detentions… bishops issue a harsh indictment
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, June 10, 2026 – Meeting in ordinary plenary assembly from June 1 to 5 in Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital, home to the main United Nations agencies
Kiremba : the bean harvest collapses, farmers sound the alarm
Kiremba, June 9, 2026 – Farmers in the district of Kiremba, in the province of Butanyerera in northern Burundi, are reporting a worrying assessment of the 2026 B season agricultural
Rumonge : poor harvest causes soaring tangerine prices
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, June 5, 2026 – Tangerine prices have risen sharply in the Kizuka zone of Rumonge district, Burunga province, in southwestern Burundi, during this harvest season. This
Burundi : 18 tons of coffee seized in Mpanda, a trader detained for two weeks
SOS Médias Burundi Mpanda, June 5, 2026 – A trader from the Ruce zone of Mpanda district, Bujumbura province, in western Burundi, has been detained since May 21, 2026, in
Burundi : uncontrolled tax exemptions worsen deficit and fuel abuses, according to revelations in Parliament
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 19, 2026 – Tax exemptions granted in the 2024-2025 budgets have contributed to widening Burundi’s budget deficit, according to revelations made by the Minister of
Bubanza : farmers’ anger and concerns over a persistent urea shortage
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, May 18, 2026 — Farmers in the district of Bubanza, in Bujumbura province, western Burundi, are denouncing a persistent shortage of urea-type chemical fertilizers, despite having
Burundi : soaring bean prices worry households in Bujumbura
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 7, 2026 – The rapid rise in bean prices is increasingly worrying residents of Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital, home to United Nations agencies and the
Agricultural financing in Burundi : PATAREB and PADCAE-B under pressure following revelations by the court of auditors
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 4, 2026 — The projects supporting agricultural transformation in the Bugesera natural region (PATAREB) and supporting the sustainable development of agricultural and livestock value chains
Burundi : the fuel shortage paralyzes transportation throughout Bujumbura
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 28, 2026 — Since Monday, April 27, 2026, a severe disruption to public transportation has been observed throughout Bujumbura, the commercial capital of Burundi. The