Economy
Kayanza: the provincial court pronounced heavy sentences against three men who were going to sell minerals in Rwanda
The court of Kanyanza (northern Burundi) ruled in flagrance on Tuesday in the case of selling of Wolframite and gold. Three people, charged with illegal trading, received a sentence of
Butihinda : hundreds of kgs of wolframite and gold seized in Kamaramagambo
These are 741kgs of wolframite, 138g of purified gold and 77kgs of gold tailings. The quantity was seized by the police in Kamaramagambo village in Butihinda district, Muyinga province (northeastern
DRC-Rwanda: cross-border trade slowly takes up between Goma and Gisenyi after the death of a Congolese soldier
At the Petite Barrière between Goma-Gisenyi on the border between Rwanda and the DRC, a tenuous calm is observed after fighting between the armies of the two countries and the
Mahama (Rwanda): exponential rise in food prices
In less than five months, almost all food products have doubled or even tripled in price. Refugees point out that the cash distributions they receive may not even be enough
Cibitoke: general increase in the prices of basic necessities
A generalized spike in stuff price is observed across the communes of Cibitoke province (north-west Burundi) with people asking the government to fix the matter. The governor warns speculators saying
Gitega: no station has petrol
Since last Sunday, no station in the town of Gitega (political capital) has had petrol. Clients bought gasoline on the black market at up to three times the official price
Burundi: the fuel crisis far from over
After months on a fuel drip, the situation is becoming almost chaotic in Burundi, very hard to see a service station serving gasoline. All the provinces of the small East
Rumonge: the provincial court to discourage fraud
Two men were sentenced to 6 years in prison and to pay 500,000 Burundian francs as a fine after being convicted of fuel fraud and damage to the national economy.
Rumonge : young people banned from traveling to Tanzania and DRC for fear of armed groups
For the past three weeks, young men have been prohibited from embarking for the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania. They are suspected of “wanting to join Burundian armed groups”
Bujumbura: a senior OBR official in detention for more than three weeks
Adrien Ndayizeye, head of the central-eastern region of the Burundi Revenue Authority (OBR) was arrested by the National Intelligence Service (SNR). The reason for his arrest is not yet known