Silent Plunder: How Congo’s Precious Timber Fuels an Illegal Trade in Burundi
By Arthur Bizimana and Martin Leku At the furniture market in the Jabe district, in the urban commune of Mukaza,…
How dams’ collapse failed rice production in Burundi
By Arthur Bizimana and Ferdinand Mbonihankuye Ruined structures — some in a state of decay remain of the Gikoma hydro-agricultural dam, the once mega-hydro-agricultural…
Harnessing Geothermal Springs for Sustainable Development
By Arthur Bizimana At the foot of the Mugara hill, in the commune and province of Rumonge, in Burundi’s southwest, two…
Waste unloading: between inefficiency and lack of management systems in Burundi
Almost fifteen years after involving the private sector in waste collection, waste continues to decompose in domestic dumps, rubbing shoulders…
DRC-Burundi: forests and parks fall victim to land scarcity and infertility
The average family farm size is falling in DRC and Burundi’s rural areas as a result of demographic pressure. Fertility…
Climate and agriculture: a double threat to hydroelectric production in Burundi
The level of hydroelectric power station reservoirs is falling as a result of climate change and agricultural encroachment. This is…
DRC-Burundi: forests and parks fall victim to land scarcity and infertility
The average family farm size is falling in DRC and Burundi’s rural areas as a result of demographic pressure. Fertility…
Burundi: Local irrigation, a substitute for skyrocketing prices of new watering supplies
Two years on from the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the costs of supplying modern irrigation equipment have soared, compelling…