Economy
Gitega: the FRODEBU party denounces the untenable cost of living for the population
As Burundi prepares for the 2025 elections, the Sahwanya FRODEBU party denounces the high cost of living across the country. It was declared on Saturday August 17 in Gitega, the
South: dizzying rise in the price of transport tickets
The rise in the price of transport tickets is an unprecedented due to the fuel shortage.For example, the transport ticket for Bururi- Rumonge ride is currently 20,000 Burundian francs while
Cibitoke : increase in transport tickets following the hunt for fuel traffickers
Witnesses indicate that transport has become a headache. Basic necessities are on the rise following the measure to suspend illegal fuel trafficking from the DR Congo since Wednesday, July 24.
Cibitoke : authorities launch a manhunt against traffickers of untraceable fuel
At least 10 traffickers were arrested and more than 10 thousand liters of fuel seized on Wednesday. The governor of Cibitoke (northwest Burundi), Carême Bizoza, has launched a manhunt against
Makamba : Burundians banned from obtaining fuel in Tanzania
Since the beginning of July, Burundians who stock up on fuel at petrol stations in Tanzania have no longer been received. Tanzanian authorities tell them that the fuel they have
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
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
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
Fuel crisis : lies, inconsistencies, contradictions and delusions intertwine, who and what to believe?
Burundi has been experiencing a fuel crisis for almost 43 months. It has deteriorated further in recent months, pushing Burundians from border regions and the commercial city Bujumbura to go
Rumonge : fishing disrupted by lack of fuel
According to a fishing boat owner, fish production has fallen since the country experienced a fuel crisis. Fishermen no longer receive a sufficient quantity of fuel despite the distribution of