COOPDEI and COOPDEAC must settle the depositors’ debts
BUJUMBURA, April 24th (ABP) – The cooperative COOPDEI and the microfinance institution COOPDEAC owe members and depositors from Kinama in Bujumbura Mayorship (west of Burundi) and from Muyira in Bujumbura…
Family conflicts linked to burials on family land
BUJUMBURA, April 24th (ABP) – The civil registrar and representative of the governor of Bujumbura (western Burundi), Vincent Manirampa, has expressed concern over family disputes. He cited the case of…
Women from Bujumbura Mayorship take up the trade of builder’s helper
BUJUMBURA, February 27th (ABP) – The trade of builder’s helper is no longer the monopoly of men, according to the assertions of women practising this trade, met on Monday 24…
Food quality is produced from farm to fork
BUJUMBURA, February 27th (ABP) – “The production of quality foodstuffs that meet standards must start with primary production, i.e. from the farm to the fork”, said Dr Nahimana Paterne, a…
Lack of arable land, a challenge resulting in malnutrition
BUJUMBURA, January 20th (ABP) – The socio-cultural advisor to the governor of Bujumbura (western Burundi) Symphorien Banciriminsi, indicated, on Thursday, January 16, 2025, that poor families in the province plagued…
Small cross-border traders in the Gatumba County lament that RECOS is not fully implemented
BUJUMBURA, January 16th (ABP) – Small traders practicing cross-border trade between Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are today angry because the COMESA Simplified Trade Regime (RECOS) from…
Violence against women, a hindrance to family development
BUJUMBURA, December 24th (ABP) – Where there is violence against women and girls, there is no development in families or in the country, disclosed the cultural advisor to the governor…
Recurrent thefts of cows are a major handicap for livestock farmers
BUJUMBURA, December 6th (ABP) – Thefts of cows granted to the population in the Maramvya county, Mutimbuzi commune, as part of the community solidarity chain through cattle repopulation projects, are…
Elderly people are seeking help from Mutimbuzi district
BUJUMBURA, November 28th (ABP) – The social assistance service under the provincial directorate of Family and Social Affairs in Bujumbura province receives a lot of people seeking assistance in food…
Young people and women are politically capable
BUJUMBURA, November 27th (ABP) – Young people and women are capable of getting involved in politics just like men, but must have the support of the latter by placing them…