Burundi Eco Airlines free to sell tickets in the currency that suits them

In a correspondence dated March 31, 2023, the BRB informed the airlines that they have the authorization to sell plane tickets in foreign currencies. This comes after another correspondence from October 2022 to the latter specifying in which case it is necessary to pay in local currency. In this article, stakeholders in this sector talk … Read more

Burundi Eco Burundi awarded in the fight against HIV

Burundi received a recognition award on Monday March 6, 2023, awarded by the Presidential Emergency Plan for the fight against AIDS (PEPFAR), for the results achieved from 95/95/95 concerning the elimination of HIV/AIDS in the country. Nevertheless, the fight against this scourge continues. Burundi has made progress in achieving the 90-90-90 targets, that is to … Read more

Burundi Eco The foreign exchange market in imbalance

Closure of exchange offices, opening of exchange offices, these are the measures that have been successively taken to make the exchange market fluid. Can we say that the bet has been won? Mélance Maniragaba, deputy editor. The value of the greenback against the BIF, especially on the black market can tell us more. While on … Read more

Burundi Eco Aline Joëlle Nduwindavyi, the web champion

Men take the lion’s share of ICT development. However, some women stand out in the creation of web applications. They impose themselves in digital development like Mrs. Aline Joëlle Nduwindavyi, a young girl who develops websites. She invites other women to break down barriers and stereotypes to harness their talents. Aline Joëlle Nduwindavyi, a website … Read more

Burundi Eco Unaffordable food prices

Soaring prices are affecting the daily lives of Burundians. For more than a year, we have been witnessing a generalized and continuous rise in food prices. The figures published by the National Institute of Statistics of Burundi, ex-ISTEEBU are cold on the back. Food inflation is not abating in the market. “Annual inflation reaches 28%. … Read more