Economy

Governance

Rumonge: three drink sellers brought to justice

Three traders of the Brarudi (Brewery and lemonade of Burundi) beverages appeared at the High Court of Rumonge (southwest of Burundi) on Monday. They are accused of increasing the official

Society

Rwanda : the UNHCR recruits refugees for Canada

UNHCR-Rwanda is in a sensitization phase in the refugee community for economic immigration to Canada. After Kigali, it is the turn of the Mahama camp. The aim is seeking qualified

Governance

Cibitoke: the governor bans the sale of corn outside the province

The Cibitoke provincial authority (north-west Burundi) took a decision seen as controversial as it bans the sale of maize outside the province. Farmers decribe it as unjust because it deprives

Economy

Cibitoke: a dozen gold mining cooperatives closed

Seventeen gold mining cooperatives in the communes of Mabayi and Bukinanyana in the province of Cibitoke (north-west of Burundi) have been closed since January 23. The governor speaks of a

Economy

Burundi : users of the Ecocash system in disarray

The Burundi Revenue Authority (OBR) seized accounts of the Econet Wireless Burundi mobile phone company. Users of its Ecocash money transfer system can no longer withdraw their money. Super agents,

Economy

Burundi : watumiaji wa mtandao wa Ecocash wajawa na hofu

Mamlaka ya kukusanya mapato ya serikali (OBR) ilichukuwa udhibiti wa akaunti za kampuni ya mawasiliano ya simu za mkononi ya Econet Wireless Burundi. Watumiaji wa mfumo wake kutuma na kupokea

Society

Burundi : $21 million granted by the African Development Bank to support the agricultural sector

Three provinces in north and northeast Burundi, namely Ngozi, Kirundo and Muyinga will benefit from the modern development of several marshes. The objective is to boost agricultural production to fight

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

Economy

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

Economy

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.