[3] In January 2022 the Ministry of Commerce asked Buceco to suspend its unilateral increase in the price of its products.

[2] In August 2022 the Burundi government said they were preparing to allow import of cement and sugar to keep prices down.

The Observatory for the Fight against Corruption and Economic Malpractice (OLUCOME) issued a statement that "This general increase in the prices of essential products for Burundians is very worrying.

The government of Burundi is called to act quickly because the tendency shows that all domestic products will follow suit.

[6] The factory was built on land in Cibitoke that had housed the Burundi Tobacco Company (BTC).