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ARNOLAC
Société de l’Armement Nord des Grands Lacs (Northern Great Lakes Armament Company: ARNOLAC), is a private company that operates a fleet of cargo boats on Lake Tanganyika. It is based in the Port of Bujumbura in Burundi. Origins ARNOLAC has its origins in the fleet managed by the Belgian Compagnie des Grands Lacs (C.G.L.). In 1965 the fleet was shared equally between the Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Zaïrois (S.N.C.Z.) and what would become the Société de l’Armement Nord des Grands Lacs (ARNOLAC). ARNOLAC began business on 10 July 1969. It was 90% owned by private capital, with the state owning 10%. (A joint commission was set up to examine the ownership of Global Port Services Burundi in October 2021. The commission recommended an inquiry into how 18 boats transferred from the Kingdom of Belgium to Burundi had been acquired by ARNOLAC.) History As of 1990 ARNOLAC was the largest merchant shipping company in Burundi. Its competitors were BATRALAC, SOTRALAC an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BATRALAC
Bateau de transport sur lac (Lake Transport Boat: BATRALAC), is a private company that operates cargo boats on Lake Tanganyika. It is based in the Port of Bujumbura in Burundi. History Batralac has Greek ownership. It acquired the 1,110 ton Tora in 1988, the 500 ton Rwegura in 1984 and the 1,500 ton Teza in 2002. As of 1990 BATRALAC, SOTRALAC and Tanganyika Transport were competitors of ARNOLAC, the largest merchant shipping company in Burundi. During the Burundian Civil War, on 25 May 1997 FDD rebels led by former interior minister Léonard Nyangoma captured Batralac's Rwegera cargo ship and took it south to Moba in Zaire, which was still in the hands of the Forces Armées Zaïroises. In 2005 the three Batralac ships visited Mpulungu in Zambia, at the south end of the lake, once a month. They travelled together. Products transported from Zambia were cement, reinforcing bars, sugar and maize. The ships carried food and cement trom the port of Kigoma in Tanzania. There was a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Of Bujumbura
The Port of Bujumbura is a port on Lake Tanganyika serving Bujumbura, the largest city in Burundi. It is the largest port on the lake and handles about 80% of Burundi's imports and exports. Constructed in 1959 and expanded in the early 1990s, the port includes berthing facilities, gantry cranes, warehouses, and an open storage area. The port is also used as a transit point for goods destined for Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Location The Port of Bujumbura is the largest port on Lake Tanganyika, the others being Mpulungu (Zambia), Kalemie (Democratic Republic of the Congo), and Kigoma (Tanzania). Rumonge, to the south, has the only other large landing site in Burundi. The port is northeast of the lake, north of the Boulevard du Port, west of the Avenue du Lac and RN5 Boulevard Melchior Ndadatya, and south of the Ntahangwa River. The Brarudi Brewery is to the northeast of the port. The Buyenzi Canal, a storm water canal, flows from the Buyenzi District into the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Global Port Services Burundi
Global Port Services Burundi, or GPSB, is a public-private partnership that operates the Port of Bujumbura in Burundi. Background The Port of Bujumbura was built in 1959. It manages receipt and delivery of exports and imports, whether carried by ship or by truck. As of 2011 more than 90% of cargo handled was imports, of which about 60% entered by ship and 40% by truck. All imports are carried out of the port by truck. Exports are carried into the port by truck and taken away by ship or truck. In 1992 the port was leased for ten years to EPB (''Société Concessionnaire de l'Exploitation du Port de Bujumbura''), a public-private partnership owned 43% by the state and 57% private. The lease was later extended. The EBP concession ran to the end of 2012. History Decree No100/311 of 27 November 2012 authorized the state of Burundi to take an ownership share in Global Port Services Burundi (GPSB), a concessionary company formed to manage the Port of Bujumbura. The management concessio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Companies Of Burundi
The Republic of Burundi is a landlocked country in the African Great Lakes region of Southeast Africa. During the colonial period most large companies were owned and run by Europeans, and operated under concessions from the colonial government. After independence in 1962, the state took over operations of several of the companies. Subsequently the state founded a number of state-owned companies to handle specific sectors of the economy, such as sugar, cotton, textiles, cement, brewing and so on. Later, the state sold part or all of their stake in these companies, but retained the right to control the products or services they offered, and to set prices. Notable firms This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bujumbura
Bujumbura (; ), formerly Usumbura, is the economic capital, largest city and main port of Burundi. It ships most of the country's chief export, coffee, as well as cotton and tin ore. Bujumbura was formerly the country's political capital. In late December 2018, Burundian president Pierre Nkurunziza announced that he would follow through on a 2007 promise to return Gitega its former political capital status, with Bujumbura remaining as economical capital and center of commerce. A vote in the Parliament of Burundi made the change official on 16 January 2019, with all branches of government expected to move to Gitega within three years. History Bujumbura grew from a small village after it became a military post in German East Africa in 1889. After World War I it was made the administrative center of the Belgium, Belgian League of Nations mandate of Ruanda-Urundi. The name was changed from Usumbura to Bujumbura when Burundi became independent in 1962. Since independence, Bujumbura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dar Es Salaam
Dar es Salaam (, ; from ) is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of the Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over 7 million people, Dar es Salaam is the largest city in East Africa by population and the List of cities in Africa by population, fifth-largest in Africa. Located on the Swahili coast, Dar es Salaam is an important economic center and one of the fastest-growing cities in the world. Experts predict that the city's population will grow to over 10 million before 2030. The city was founded in the mid-19th century. It was the main administrative and commercial center of German East Africa, Tanganyika (territory), Tanganyika, and Tanzania. The decision was made in 1974 to move the capital to Dodoma which was officially completed in 1996. Dar es Salaam is Tanzania's most prominent city for arts, fashion, media, film, television, and finance. It is the capital of the co-extensive Dar es Salaam Region, one of Tanzania's Regions of Tan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Economy Of Burundi
The economy of Burundi is $6.75 billion by gross domestic product as of 2025, being heavily dependent on agriculture, which accounts for 32.9% of gross domestic product as of 2008. Burundi itself is a landlocked country lacking resources, and with almost nonexistent industrialization. Agriculture supports more than 70% of the labor force, the majority of whom are subsistence farmers. Although Burundi is potentially self-sufficient in food production, issues such as civil unrest, overpopulation, and soil erosion have contributed to the contraction of the subsistence economy by 25% in recent years. Large numbers of internally displaced persons have been unable to produce their own food and are largely dependent on international humanitarian assistance. Burundi is a net food importer, with food accounting for 17% of imports in 1997. Burundi is a least developed country according to the United Nations. Agriculture Burundi produced in 2022: * 2.6 million tons of cassava; * 1.3 million ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabotage
Cabotage () is the transport of goods or passengers between two places in the same country. The term originally applied to shipping along coastal routes, port to port, but now applies to aviation, railways, and road transport as well. Cabotage rights are the right of a company from one country to trade in another country. In aviation, it is the right to operate within the domestic borders of another country, particularly to carry passengers and cargo from one point in the other country directly to another point in the same country. Most countries do not permit aviation cabotage, and there are strict sanctions against it, for reasons of economic protectionism, national security, or public safety. One notable exception is the European Union, whose member states all grant cabotage rights to each other. Etymology The term "cabotage" is borrowed from French. It is derived from ''caboter'' which means "to travel along the coast". The origin of ''caboter'' is obscure: it may come from '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buceco
The Burundi Cement Company, or BUCECO, is a cement manufacturer in Cibitoke, Burundi. History The Burundi Cement Company was founded by Tribert Rujugiro Ayabatwa. An agreement signed on 3 April 2008 gave the company tax and customs advantages. It began production in January 2011, the only cement company in Burundi. It produced 34,500 tons of cement in 2011 and 70,500 tons in 2012. By 2013, it employed 80 people, and the factory was expected to reach its current capacity of 100,000 tons later in the year. The company was already looking at starting a new plant. The tax and customs agreement was amended on 23 May 2016 and on 21 January 2020. In September 2020 the Minister of Commerce made a surprise visit to the BUCECO plant. In November 2020 it was reported that the official price of a bag of 32.5 cement was , but the actual price was at some points of sale in different provinces. The ministry warned cement traders that sanctions would be placed on them if they charged above t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kigoma
Kigoma is a city and lake port in Kigoma-Ujiji District in Tanzania, on the northeastern shores of Lake Tanganyika and close to the border with Burundi and The Democratic Republic of the Congo. It serves as the capital for the surrounding Kigoma Region and has a population of 232,388 (2022 census). The city is situated at an elevation of . The historic trading town of Ujiji is located south-east of Kigoma. Transport Maritime transport Kigoma is one of the busiest ports on northeastern Lake Tanganyika since historically it was the only one that had a functioning railway connection (the one at Kalemie in The Democratic Republic of the Congo is not operational at the moment), a direct link to the ocean port at Dar es Salaam. Kigoma Port in the Kigoma Bay has a wharf of and several cranes and is equipped to handle shipping containers. However, the bay is suffering from silting up as a result of soil erosion from surrounding hills, and the water depths at wharfside has diminishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Nkurunziza
Pierre Nkurunziza (18 December 1964 – 8 June 2020) was a Burundian politician who served as the ninth president of Burundi for almost 15 years from August 2005 until his death in June 2020. A member of the Hutu, Hutu ethnic group, Nkurunziza taught physical education before becoming involved in politics during the Burundian Civil War as part of the rebel National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy (''Conseil National Pour la Défense de la Démocratie – Forces pour la Défense de la Démocratie'', CNDD–FDD) of which he became leader in 2000. The CNDD–FDD became a political party at the end of the Civil War and Nkurunziza was elected president. He held the post controversially for three terms, facing bloody opposition, sparking Burundian unrest (2015–2018), significant public unrest in 2015. He announced his intention not to stand for re-election in 2020 and instead ceded power to Évariste Ndayishimiye, whose candidacy he had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
