Economy

Economy

Burundi : kitita cha milioni 21 chatolewa na benki ya afrika ya maendeleo kwa ajili ya kuendeleza sekta ya kilimo

Mikoa ya kaskazini mashariki mwa Burundi ambayo ni : Ngozi, Kirundo na Muyinga itanufaika na mradi hui kwa kutengeneza mabonde ya mito mingi. Lengo ni kuongeza mavuno ya kilimo kwa

Society

Burundi: the company FOMI is still struggling to produce sufficient chemical fertilizers

Farmers from different localities in Burundi are grumbling as they don’t have enough chemical fertilizers for cropping season A. Worse still, the company FOMI (organal-mineral fertilizers) in charge of the

Society

Giteranyi: an unidentified disease is decimating pigs

Residents in various villages in the district of Giteranyi in the province of Muyinga (northeastern Burundi) warn that pig farming is threatened. An as yet unidentified disease is decimating pigs.

Economy

Rumonge: 14 people jailed, accused of fraudulent sale of fuel

14 people spent their first night in the prison of the provincial police station in Rumonge (southwest Burundi). They are suspected of illicit sale of fuel. INFO SOS Médias Burundi

Governance

Rumonge : the interior minister orders the closure of a dozen bars

Twelve bars and two mini-depots have been closed by order of the interior minister since Tuesday. Owners of these bars, including influential members of the CNDD-FDD, are accused of not

Governance

Kirundo: local authorities accused of facilitating the fraudulent exit of food, creating a deficit

Apart from the drought which reduced the quantity of the harvest, food is fraudulently transported to Rwanda. Others take the road leading to the commercial capital Bujumbura to end up

Economy

Musigati: wakaazi wahofia njaa

Hofu ya uwezekano wa kutokea baa la njaa inazidi kuwakumba wakaazi wa tarafa ya Musigati. Bei ya bidhaa mahitajio muhimu imeongezeka mara dufu na hata mara tatu. Wafanyabiashara wanasema ni

Health

Musigati: residents fear famine

There is much fear among the population of the commune of Musigati over the looming famine in the region. The prices of basic food products have doubled or even triple.

Economy

Gitega: a young man succeeds to manufacture light bulbs and solar panels

Landry Nikiza is a laureate of a Polytechnic University of Burundi. He concentrates his efforts in producing light bulbs and solar panels in Gitega city (political capital). However, this young

Economy

Kayanza: the price of the transport ticket is skyrocketing

Residents of the province of Kayanza (northern Burundi) denounce a vertiginous increase in the price of the transport ticket. It went up to the double for local trips on motorcycles.