Economy
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.
Makamba : a wave of arrests among traders
Thirty judgments were made in less than a week, in in swift trial, against traders in the province of Makamba (southern Burundi) a source at the provincial prosecutor’s office, said.
Burundi : the fuel crisis far from being resolved
After more than 18 months of fuel crisis, the Burundian authorities give no hope. They announce measures which don’t last. Activists themselves, propose that a round table on the issue
Burundi: lack of new banknotes of 5000 and 10000 which replace the old ones in some banks and microfinance
Since this Friday morning, banks and microfinances clients have responded to the Burundi central bank governor’s call. The BRB governor gave a ten-day-period to deposit the 5,000 and 10,000 Burundian
Burundi: new banknotes of ten thousand and five thousand put into circulation
The Bank of the Republic of Burundi (BRB) has announced the circulation of new banknotes of ten thousand and five thousand francs to replace those issued in 2018. The governor
Mabayi : 15 clandestine gold miners died in an artisanal mine
The horror happened on the night of Friday to Saturday on Rutabo sub-village, Gafumbegeti village. It is in the Butahana zone of the district of Mabayi, in the province of