Economy
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
Burundi: the Central Bank ends the paralysis of the Ecocash system
Super agents and agents using the Ecocash e-money system can withdraw any amount they want, an exemption the Central Bank has just granted them. The BRB (Banque de la République
Bujumbura : Bwiza zone chief in detention
Salvator Mudogi, chief of the Bwiza zone in the city of Bujumbura, the commercial capital, has been jailed in the intelligence service. He is accused of acts of economic embezzlement.
Bujumbura: two sites declared areas of public utility
According to decree number 100/008 of January 24, 2023, the Gasenyi site located in the commune of Mutimbuzi in the province of Bujumbura (western Burundi) and Gishingano in the commune
Faili-Ecocash: Hali inazidi kuwa mbaya zaidi
Tangu kuvurugika kwa zoezi la kutuma na kupokea pesa kupitia huduma ya Ecocash, wananchi wamekuwa na wasi wasi. Wahudumu wakuu na wasaidizi wanakabiliwa na hali ngumu. Wanaomba benki kuu kuingilia
Ecocash- Affairs: the situation going from bad to worse
Since the disruption of money transfer operations via the Ecocash service, the population is grumbling. Agents and super agents are in an untenable situation and ask the central bank to