Economy
Makamba: lack of selected seeds, concern among farmers
As growing season A has begun, farmers in Makamba province in southern Burundi say they have not had sufficient quantities of selected maize seeds. On September 29, farmers gathered at
Burundi : paying air tickets in foreign currency, a measure to be suspended according to the Prime Minister
Airline services should not require customers to pay in foreign currency. Parliamentarians recommended it to the Burundian Prime Minister this October 2 in the Kigobe parliament house. Gervais Ndirakobuca indicated
Kayanza: new shortage of gasoline, the population can’t bear it anymore
Gas stations in Kayanza province in northern Burundi are in dire need of gasoline. Local sources say that only one station in six in the province serves customers occasionally. Residents
Burundi : out of nearly a hundred tourist sites identified, only seven are operating
According to surveys carried out by the general directorate of tourism in Burundi, more than a hundred tourist sites have been identified. According to the same source, only seven of
Bujumbura: repetitive power cuts paralyze businesses
There have been reports of repetitive power cuts in the Burundi’s financial capital, Bujumbura, since days. Residents grumble as traders, doing activities which require electricity, record huge losses. Regideso, in
Burundi: the price of chemical fertilizers revised upwards
The government of Burundi has raised the price of fertilizers. That is what the minister of agriculture indicated during a press briefing on Thursday, September 14.Sanctus Niragira wanted to clarify
Burundi : the price of the transport ticket revised upwards
The minister in charge of trade announced new prices for the transport ticket in the commercial capital Bujumbura and in the provinces, this Wednesday. The price of a bus ticket
Makamba : big losses among sugar wholesale traders who are abandoning this trade
The sugar wholesale traders announced that they were stopping this activity during a meeting with the governor of Makamba (southern Burundi) last Wednesday. They indicate losing up to 800 Burundi
Musigati: a decision to destroy 50 sugar-cane-hectares
The administration issued a decision banning to grow sugar cane in the Musigati commune’s marshes in Bubanza province (western Burundi). The crop must be substituted with other food crops, according
Burundi : consumers overwhelmed by the general rise in prices
Burundi is experiencing a sort of cascading price increase for basic necessities. This leads to the high cost of the living. The purchasing power of the inhabitants has not changed.