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After a devastating market fire, Burundi's economy hobbles forward

A week ago, the capital's Central Market burned to the ground. Now the tiny East African nation is struggling with rapid inflation and price hikes as rumors circle about the cause of the fire. 

Burundi: Central Market in Bujumbura Destroyed By Fire

[allAfrica]An unknown number of people died and hundreds of businesses were destroyed when the central market in the capital, Bujumbura, burned to the ground on Sunday, reports the Anglican Church in Burundi.

Burundi: Land Issues Threaten Burundi's Peace

[African Arguments]The civil war in Burundi now lies several years behind us. Since November 2003, when the CNDD-FDD integrated the transitional institutions, the rebels and the regular armed forces integrated their troops into a new national army. The country has had two elections which brought back majority rule.

Burundi: Tea Production Grows At 3.6 Percent

[EA Business]Bujumbura -Burundi Tea Board, (l'Office du thé du Burundi (OTB), has achieved very satisfactory results in production and sales in 2012.