Economy
Burundi : inhabitants of Bujumbura city can no longer bear the high cost of living
The population of the commercial city Bujumbura is indignant at the excessively high prices of foodstuffs on the market. Families are no longer able to provide three meals a day
Burundi : ukosefu wa mafuta ya gari watangazwa kwa mara nyingine
Ni ukosefu wa mafuta kwa mara nyingine tena kulingana na wasafiri. Kwenye vituo vya mafuta, milolongo mirefu ya magari imeshuhudiwa jumatatu hii pasina matumaini ya kupata bidhaa hiyo. Badala yake,
Burundi: a new fuel shortage looming
This is yet another shortage, according to different end users. On some service stations were observed this Monday, queues as far as the eye could see, without hope of being
Rumonge : the government adopts an additional envelope of 18 billion for rehabilitation works of the RN3
The Council of Ministers adopted this week an envelope of eighteen billion additional francs for the rehabilitation project of the national road number three (RN3). The government spokesperson indicates that
Goma: the oil tankers’ association goes on a strike
All gas stations are closed in the Goma town (capital of North Kivu) since Friday following a strike triggered by the North Kivu tankers association. A decision taken and communicated
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