Bujumbura City Market
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The Bujumbura City Market (Kirundi: Kwa Siyoni) is a public market in Bujumbura, Burundi.
Events and issues
A fire broke out at Bujumbura Central Market early in the morning of 27 January 2013 and destroyed the market.
Nothing was done to rebuild that market.
Traders moved to the Jabe Market, Ruvumera Market and Bujumbura City Market, which flourished as a result.
The market contains agencies of bus and taxi businesses that take customers to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania.
In March 2020, several of these agencies were closed due to the government decision to close all the borders of Burundi to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Traders who relied on customers from the DRC lost business.
In January 2022 traders at the market staged a two-day strike in protest against an increase in rental fees.
The increase depended on the sector, ranging from 38% for meat vendors to 50% for Ndagala vendors.
Rents for stores had risen by up to 85%.
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