Africa Burundi In 2018, the country launched a vast national reforestation programme to increase the declining forest cover, which will run until 2025; factions formerly at war are now working together on the project
Africa Burundi A blast in a military munitions depot in Bujumbura, likely caused by an electricity failure, left at least 13 killed and 57 injured
Africa Burundi The launch of e-KORI, Burundi's new integrated tax filing and payment system, will modernize tax administration practices and strengthen revenue collection, seeking to progressively improve the quality of services offered to taxpayers
Africa Burundi A recent analysis shows that 2025 territorial reform, set to make Burundi more efficient with strengthened municipalities, fewer provinces and an administration closer to the citizens, had a complicated start and is gaining momentum
Africa Burundi Petroleum Supply Agency SOPEBU met with 114 owners of public transport vehicles to discuss possible irregularities in the usage of fuels; digitalized data collection would show that drivers did not complete the scheduled runs but finished supplied fuel