Economy

Society

Gitega : prices have become unaffordable

Several families in the city of Gitega (political capital) are unable to attend Christmas and New Year markets. All products have experienced an excessive increase in prices, leaving residents unable

Economy

Bururi : farmers demand essential agricultural inputs

Farmers from the districts of Mugamba, Matana and Songa, in the province of Bururi (southern Burundi), denounce a delay in the distribution of urea, intended for their corn fields. Although

Society

Buganda : a fuel seller commits suicide after the seizure of his quantities by the police

André Ndayambaje, 35 years old, died on Thursday. This man from the locality of Nyamitanga in the district of Buganda in the province of Cibitoke (northwest Burundi) committed suicide after

Economy

Rumonge : authorities sanction traders and transporters who speculate on prices

The police in Rumonge (southwest Burundi) imposed fines on transport agencies on Tuesday, December 17, 2024. Concerned transporters are accused of having increased the price of the transport ticket in

Economy

Bubanza: increase in the price of basic necessities

The price of basic necessities has recently gone up to more than 30% in the province of Bubanza (western Burundi) following the price of the transport ticket which has also

Economy

Burundi : food prices are rising excessively

Families are unable to feed themselves properly because of the price of basic products that have increased. Consumers are sounding the alarm. INFO SOS Médias Burundi Soaring prices of products

Economy

Burundi : Taxpayer’s day, the Finance minister torches OBR agents

The taxpayer’s day was celebrated in the commercial capital Bujumbura for the 9th time. It was on Tuesday, December 3. Despite some challenges in revenue collection, the Commissioner General of

Governance

Bujumbura : President Neva wants to hang on

A round table of development partners and foreign investors has been held in Bujumbura, the commercial city of Burundi, since Thursday. The objective is to mobilize funding for the implementation

Diplomacy

Kira Hospital case : Burundi faces serious consequences

The major shareholder of Burundi’s most prestigious clinic, Kira Hospital, wrote to the Burundian Minister of Justice to denounce the deliberate blocking of the dispossession file of the majority private

Economy

Rumonge : about twenty traders including two police officers arrested

They were arrested on Monday. They are all sellers of Brarudi products, in the town center of Rumonge province (southwest Burundi). According to our sources, these traders are accused of