Society

Economy

Bubanza: food prices continue to rise

The prices of food products are increasing overnight in Bubanza province (western Burundi). Consumers are complaining about these prices that continue to rise and are asking the administrative authorities to

Economy

Cibitoke : vertiginous increase in the price of all basic necessities

A price increase of basic necessities has been observed in all the districts of the Cibitoke province (northwest Burundi) for almost a month. The populations are worried about this situation

Society

Bujumbura : a fire ravaged a market, leaving families in total despair

A dark Sunday for people who carry out their activities at the small market in the Mutanga Nord neighborhood in the north of the commercial city of Bujumbura. Several families

Economy

Burundi : the price of unobtainable sugar multiplied by almost three times

The price of a kg of sugar for the retailer goes to 8000 Burundi francs while it was bought at 3500. The Moso Sugar Company (SOSUMO), the only state company

Society

Photo of the week : water shortage in the urban center of the province

Water is sorely lacking in the town center of Cibitoke province (northwest Burundi). For more than a week, not a drop was seen in the taps. The population fears the

Economy

Fuel crisis: parents and children no longer know where to turn as the school year nears

In Bujumbura, the Burundi’s financial capital, where the United Nations agencies and the central administration are concentrated, the main criterion for finding a school where to enroll your child is

Society

Burundi: Farmers urged to adapt their farming activities to the climate

The Geographical Institute of Burundi (IGEBU) announced last Wednesday the start of the growing season A, “Agatasi”. The Institute says the season tends to be rainier than the previous year

Health

Kayanza : the only morgue saturated, residents forced to bury their loved ones in a hurry

The Kayanza province (northern Burundi) has only one morgue. It is therefore too busy, and recently, it was saturated and the hospital is forcing families to quickly organize the burial

Society

Kayanza: the nature forest of Kibira threatened by indigenous people having no arable land

Residents of Matongo and Muruta communes in Kayanza province (northern Burundi) threaten the natural forest of Kibira, the Burundian Office for Environmental Protection (OPDE) deplores. Information confirmed by local authorities

Éducation

DRC – Rwanda : Congolese and Rwandan students testify to the complementarity in education between both countries despite their disagreement

Tensions between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda arose in 2022 when strong disagreements broke out between these two states in the Great Lakes region of Africa. Nevertheless, these