[2] It received produce from Cibitoke, Bubanza, Kayanza, Ngozi, Gitega and Rumonge, which in turn were supplied from their surrounding areas.

The Burundian franc dropped by over 12% in two weeks due to increased demand for hard currency for imports to compensate for the goods that had been lost.

[4] The government decided to build a temporary market in the Ngagara II zone on an empty lot near the former COTEBU, but there were delays in starting construction due to lack of funds.

[1] In October 2016 the government published a plan to build a new mall in place of the old market, but no bids were received by the deadline from construction companies.

In mid-2021 a roadmap was adopted by the Council of Ministers for a 5-level shopping center with underground and surface parking for 400 to 500 vehicles, and halls for conferences, concerts and exhibition.

[5] On 31 January 2024 Dieudonné Dukundane, Minister of Infrastructure, Equipment and Social Housing, outlined a plan through which private investors would contribute to building a new market.

[5] The offices of SOGEMAC, which had managed the market, had become a jail and a place where people who had missed their bus home could spend the night.