Burundi Eco – A response that meets the challenges?
Benjamin Kuriyo, Publication Director The effects of the El Niño climatic phenomenon characterized by abnormally high temperatures and severe bad weather are already perceptible. A fortiori, the government has just declared a climate emergency and is calling for international aid to mitigate the impact of climate change. Burundi is experiencing the effects of climate change. […]
Burundi Eco – BCB welcomes the results recorded during the 2023 financial year
The Managing Director of the Credit Bank of Bujumbura is delighted with the results recorded during the 2023 financial year despite the challenges it faces. A net result of more than 27 billion FBu was recorded. A balance sheet total of more than 1000 billion FBu was generated. A Net Banking Product estimated at 70 […]
Buterere landfill: between misery and survival
Some people whose children search the Buterere dump to find items to sell and something to eat. Because of poverty, they are no longer afraid of catching related diseases […]
Burundi Eco – When APEFE aims to make Burundi a “Pole of Excellence in Rehabilitation”
A physiotherapy service and a rehabilitation research laboratory were inaugurated on Friday March 29, 2024 at the INSP in Bujumbura. They complete the “Training Program in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation” (FFKR) created in 2019. This triple function of care – training and research in rehabilitation, grouped in a single INSP building, is unique in Sub-Saharan Africa. […]
Burundi Eco – A business opportunity
Benjamin Kuriyo, Director of publications The problem of municipal waste management resurfaces. The authorities are hard at work to clean up the city of Bujumbura. The zero waste campaign is in full swing. Our special edition looks at the impact of the measures taken to make the economic capital cleaner than ever. The main roads […]
Burundi Eco – A clean city at all costs
In the fifth week of the 100 days of cleanliness campaign launched by the President of the Republic of Burundi, the results are becoming more and more palpable in certain public spaces. Is this only valid for the duration of the campaign, or is it a new habit adopted? Whatever happens, everyone’s wish is for […]
Burundi Eco – The debt of African countries to China is exploding
Since 2000, the outstanding debt of African countries to the People’s Republic of China amounts to 170.1 billion USD. Large African economies are among the most indebted countries. Burundi owes China more than 158 million USD directed towards telecommunications and economic cooperation. Analysis. Among the funds loaned by China to Burundi, USD 31.5 million was […]
State enterprises suffered a loss of 400 billion shillings
In the United Republic of Tanzania, state-owned enterprises recorded a loss of 400 billion shillings in 2023. Kenya, for its part, continues to revitalize the tourism sector after the shocks caused by Covid-19. Read the regional press review in the following lines. President Samia Suluhu Hassan received the government audit report for the year 2022/2023 […]
Burundi Eco – When will the electricity network be stable?
Benjamin Kuriyo, Publication Director Untimely power cuts punctuate the daily lives of residents of the city of Bujumbura. Some neighborhoods have remained in the dark for months while others benefit from a very irregular supply of electricity, night and day. Regideso officials discuss the work to network electricity from hydroelectric power stations currently being completed. […]
Burundi Eco – Still a long way to go to stabilize inflation
The prices of basic necessities are starting to rise again. Despite the downward trend in inflation observed last year, the household basket is becoming lighter. Households are collapsing under the weight of inflation. Civil society calls on the government to act to improve the purchasing power of consumers. At the end of this month, inflation […]
