Starting a food company in Burundi: Businessman shares his experience Published by Jaco Maritz on 6 April 2023 Learn how Claude Nikondeha established a company offering a variety of porridges made from locally-sourced maize.
Africa’s fastest growing cities: Bujumbura tops the list Published by Seth Onyango on 6 August 2021 Burundi’s Bujumbura is the fastest growing city in Africa, with its population expected to grow 123% from the current one million to roughly 2.3 million people in 2035.
Singapore is embracing the East African Community Published by Otavio Veras on 15 February 2017 Singapore has long noticed the potential the EAC holds as an unexplored emerging market.
Oil and mining to be the backbone of East Africa’s economic growth Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 2 May 2014 Oil, gas and mining developments could have positive spill-over effects for the rest of the economy.
Burundi – more than black coffee and banana beer Published by Tielman Nieuwoudt on 21 March 2014 This landlocked East African country has good potential for growth.
Burundi promoting its business opportunities to South African SMEs Published by Kate Douglas on 31 July 2013 Burundi is looking to position itself as a business and trade hub.
Meet the Boss: Saidi Juma, Mayor of Bujumbura, Burundi Published by Kate Douglas on 30 July 2013 “In the job of being a mayor, there are many challenges, which can make us work through the night.”
Invest enough time in developing your business plan, says Burundi-based ICT entrepreneur Published by Kate Douglas on 4 April 2013 Thierry Ntako, CEO of Open-IT, talks about his plans for business expansion and the pros and cons of doing business in Burundi.
Finance ready plan: Medical software architects Published by Promotional Feature on 6 November 2012 Open-IT is a Burundian company that sells software programmes to medical clinics and hospitals in East Africa. A joint-venture has been established with a Belgian company in order to empower Open-IT to capture the market in the region more quickly.
Rwanda least corrupt country in East Africa – index Published by Kim Lewis on 28 July 2010 The Kenya chapter of Transparency International found that two neighbouring countries in Africa call on two different ends of the scale in terms of corruption.
