Economy
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
Muyinga-Kirundo : sites of Cibari and Runanira are slow to be developed, owners of the plots are unhappy
The sites of Cabari and Runanira respectively in the provinces of Muyinga and Kirundo (northeastern Burundi) have been waiting to be serviced for 10 years now, even though their owners
Cibitoke : fuel traffic from the DRC on RN5
Fuel sellers who get their supplies from the Democratic Republic of Congo meet from the border of Cibitoke and Bubanza province on the 4th avenue in Nyamitanga in Buganda district,
Rumonge : four traders arrested for speculation
Ezechiel Mpawenimana, Mediatrice Irankunda, Bella Irakoze and Antoine Ntunzwenimana, all bar owners in the town center of the Magara zone, in Bugarama district in the Rumonge province (southwest Burundi), were
Bujumbura: Burundian authorities are unable to provide fuel to motorists but seize buses
Burundi’s traffic police say they have seized at least 70 public transport buses out of 200 targeted by sanctions against motorists who resell fuel instead of transporting passengers. No bus
Bujumbura : fuel crisis, state vehicles join public transport
Burundi is experiencing an unprecedented fuel crisis. Consequences are enormous on citizens in general and more particularly inhabitants of the commercial capital, Bujumbura. In the parking lots, an unusual situation
Burundi-Fuel crisis : the government has abdicated in the face of the fuel crisis (senate president)
The president of the Senate on Monday asked the ministers in charge of transport and internal affairs to “reauthorize the circulation of motorcycles in downtown Bujumbura (commercial city) to allow
Cibitoke : cessation of activities at OTB Buhoro following lack of electricity and fuel
Since last Thursday, the activities of the Burundi Tea Office in Buhoro in Cibitoke province (Northwestern Burundi) have been paralyzed due to the severe lack of electricity and fuel. The
Kirundo-Muyinga : fuel theft from vehicles rages
As the fuel shortage has reached its peak, criminals are organizing themselves to empty vehicle tanks at night.This situation is reported in Muyinga and Kirundo (north-eastern Burundi). Kirundo where mob