2023-05-04 06:55:42 Burundi is experiencing an unprecedented energy deficit. The electricity supply is around 100 MW. About 15% of the population have access to electricity. To meet this challenge, the government has undertaken a vast dam construction project. Some limp and others are bitter failures. Burundi will need at least 400 MW for its industrialization … Read more
2023-04-28 13:54:49 The energy deficit is hampering the development of our country. Local industries are facing untimely power cuts. The use of energy fossil (generator) to overcome both the problems of power cuts and low intensity is imperative. These are investments that explode production costs. This undermines industrial competitiveness. Benjamin Kuriyo, Director of publications The … Read more
2023-04-28 14:43:09 Burundian farmers face various challenges including the lack of fertilizers in recent years. This despite the government’s desire to develop the agricultural sector. Even more, fertilizer subsidies have caused overruns in the government’s budget according to the IMF “The fiscal situation is expected to deteriorate in the 2022-2023 fiscal year due to weak … Read more
2023-04-27 10:42:30 The National Communication Council (CNC) rejected some thirty songs by Burundian artists on Monday April 24, 2023, because they do not respect Burundian cultural values. It is now forbidden for the media to broadcast them. This comes as during the second edition of the national forum on development in Burundi, it was pointed … Read more
2023-04-25 13:44:06 From May 15 to August 15, 2023, all fishing activities in Lake Tanganyika will be suspended, therefore for a period of three months. This is to allow the reconstitution of the biodiversity of this lake. This measure concerns the countries bordering the said lake, namely: Burundi, Tanzania, the DRC and Zambia. Notwithstanding, the … Read more
2023-04-24 15:44:20 The Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency (AFTTCC) aligns with the vision of member countries to invest in transport infrastructure and facilitate trade. Master Flory Okandju, Executive Secretary of the AFTTCC declares to prioritize the five-year plan of the agency and one of the priorities is the construction of the standard gauge railway … Read more
2023-04-20 12:01:07 The Burundian Civil State still issues paper identity cards. Cheating is observed in the granting of this document where an individual can hold more than two identity cards of different origins. To discourage this cheating, the current authorities are initiating a biometric identity card project. The project is at an advanced stage according … Read more
2023-04-20 14:19:27 For a few days, the prices of rice and corn grains have been falling on the various markets of the economic capital Bujumbura. For some, it is the measure of the ministry in charge of finance that is beginning to bear fruit, for others it is just because this is the period when … Read more