Economy

Society

Burundi : the price of unobtainable sugar multiplied by almost three times

The price of a kg of sugar for the retailer goes to 8000 Burundi francs while it was bought at 3500. The Moso Sugar Company (SOSUMO), the only state company

Economy

Fuel crisis: hundreds of students unable to go to school due to the strike of transporters sanctioned by a government unable to provide them with fuel

Several hundred students who attend boarding schools were unable to go to their schools for the start of the school year scheduled for September 16. The reason is that transporters

Economy

Burundi : fuel shortage affects media work

Journalists are currently having difficulty moving around in search of information. This is linked to the lack of fuel that still has no solution. The quality of the information delivered

Economy

Fuel crisis: parents and children no longer know where to turn as the school year nears

In Bujumbura, the Burundi’s financial capital, where the United Nations agencies and the central administration are concentrated, the main criterion for finding a school where to enroll your child is

Economy

Mugina : over 70 people arrested in 8 months for having illegally traveled to Rwanda

Residents of villages bordering Rwanda in Mugina district, in Cibitoke province (northwest Burundi), no longer hide their concerns. More than 70 people have already been arrested by the police in

Economy

Burundi: Government releases 66 billion for the general population census while waiting for its partners’ financing to come

Development partners who promised to support the country for the general census of the population, housing, agriculture and livestock have not yet honored their commitments, the president of the Central

Economy

Burundi: the World Bank intends to revive the country

The World Bank has promised to give nearly half a billion US dollars to the Burundian government to improve the living conditions of the Burundian citizens, said the Burundian finance

Society

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

Society

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

Economy

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.