At the furniture market in the Jabe district, in the urban commune of Mukaza, within the town hall of Bujumbura, the economic capital, planks of wood can be seen seemingly abandoned. At first glance, they appear old, discarded, and of no economic value. However, the reality is quite the opposite: this is high-value wood smuggled […]

Although the thermal waters of Mugara are currently attracting many tourists, this has not always been the case

For example, in 2004, Virunga National Park lost 1,500 ha of forest due to pressure from people from Rwanda

From 2020 to 2021, several dams collapsed, making rice scarce. The only option was importing it from neighbouring countries. But the escalating prices of imported rice have made it less affordable resulting in food insecurity.

Two years on from the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the costs of supplying modern irrigation equipment have soared, compelling small-scale farmers to turn to traditional irrigation techniques to boost the production of their crops within a short timeframe.