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Burundi Faces Calls for Mandatory Market Insurance After Wave of Devastating Fires
Insurers say a lack of insurance culture leaves businesses exposed, while civil society calls for mandatory coverage and improved disaster preparedness.
Burundi Lost Over 100 Companies to Bankruptcy Since 1987, OLUCOME Report Finds
Anti-Corruption Watchdog attributes the wave of business failures to political interference, poor governance, corruption, and decades of socio-political instability, while state inspectors acknowledge...
OLUCOME, PARCEM Call for Investigations Into Rising Market Fires
The appeal comes after a major fire tore through the Jabe timber market in central Bujumbura, renewing concerns over market safety and unresolved...
OLUCOME Urges Parliament to Push for Fuel Market Liberalization Amid Ongoing Shortages
Fuel shortages in Burundi have persisted for nearly five years, disrupting transport, trade, and daily life across the country.
OLUCOME Threatens Legal Action Against CNDD-FDD, Government Over Sangwe Cooperative Funding
“The government and the ruling party must withdraw from the management of the Sangwe cooperatives, or we will file a complaint against them,”...
Civil Society Challenges Government Ban on Phones at Work
The controversial decision was announced by President Évariste Ndayishimiye after a CNDD-FDD congress in Gitega, where he was named the party’s candidate for...
Burundi Remains Among World’s Most Corrupt Nations Despite Renewed Anti-Graft Pledges
Corruption continues to cripple the country's public services and economy, watchdog warns, despite government pledges.
Rising Rents in Bujumbura Spark Calls for Government Action
Families in Burundi's economic capital struggle to afford homes as property owners raise rents unchecked, fueling a housing crisis amid rising living costs,
