List of companies of Burundi

Location 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.

Notable companies
     Active      State-owned      Defunct

Name	Industry	Sector	Headquarters	Founded	Notes
Afra Airways	Consumer services	Airlines	Bujumbura	2016
African Mining Burundi	Mining	Gold	Butihinda	2018	Public-private. Defunct in 2021
Africell Burundi	Telecommunications	Mobile services	Bujumbura	2000	Closed in 2015
Afritextile	Consumer goods	Textiles	Bujumbura	2010
Air Burundi	Consumer services	Airlines	Bujumbura	1971	State airline, defunct 2009
Bancobu	Financials	Banks	Bujumbura	1960
Bank of the Republic of Burundi	Financials	Banks	Bujumbura	1966	Central bank
BeTV	Consumer services	Television	Bujumbura	2017
Brarudi Brewery	Consumer goods	Brewers	Bujumbura	1955	Brewery
Burundi Airlines	Consumer services	Airlines	Bujumbura	2021
Burundi Backbone System	Telecommunications	Telecommunications Services	Bujumbura	2010
Burundi Cement Company	Industrials	Cement	Cibitoke	2008
Burundi Musongati Mining	Basic Materials	Nickel mining	Musongati	2014	Public-private partnership. Revoked in 2022
Burundi Tobacco Company	Consumer goods	Tobacco	Bujumbura	1979
Burundi National Radio and Television	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Bujumbura	1975	State media
Burundian Bank for Commerce and Investment	Financial services	Banking	Bujumbura	1988	Public-private
CAMEBU	Health care	Medicine and other supplies	Bujumbura	2000
Centre Burundais de l'Internet	Telecommunications	Internet access	Bujumbura	1999
City Connexion Airlines	Consumer services	Airlines	Bujumbura	1998	Airline, defunct 2000
COGERCO	Textile Products	Cotton	Bujumbura	1947
COMEBU	Mining	Coltan	Kabarore	1987
COTEBU	Consumer goods	Textiles	Bujumbura	1978	Defunct 2006
CRDB Bank Burundi	Financials	Banks	Bujumbura	2012
Econet Wireless Burundi	Telecommunications	Mobile services	Bujumbura	2009
FinBank Burundi	Financials	Banks	Bujumbura	2002	Commercial bank
FOMI	Chemicals	Fertilizers	Mutimbuzi	2019
Interbank Burundi	Financials	Banks	Bujumbura	1993	Commercial bank
Interpetrol	Energy	Petrol	Bujumbura	1990s
Hôtel Source du Nil	Consumer services	Hotels	Bujumbura	1979	State-owned
Lacell SU Burundi	Telecommunications	Mobile service	Bujumbura	2008	Defunct in 2022
Loterie Nationale du Burundi	Consumer services	Gambling	Bujumbura	1989
LOVINCO	Consumer goods	Blankets	Bujumbura	1952	Defunct in 2004
Lumitel	Telecommunications	Mobile services	Bujumbura	2013
Kaze Green Economy	Consumer goods	Charcoal	Bujumbura	2017
KCB Bank Burundi Limited	Financials	Banks	Bujumbura	2012	Commercial bank
Onatel Burundi	Telecommunications	Telecommunications Services	Bujumbura	1978	State owned
ONATOUR	Energy	Peat	Bujumbura	1977	State owned
OTRACO	Transport	Buses, vehicle inspection	Bujumbura		State owned
Rafina	Consumer Staples	Food Products	Bujumbura	1963	Cottonseed oil producer
Rainbow Mining Burundi	Mining	Rare earths	Bujumbura	2015	Defunct 2021
REGIDESO Burundi	Utilities	Multi-utilities	Bujumbura	1962	Power and water
Régie Nationale des Postes	Industrials	Delivery services	Bujumbura	1991	Postal services
Royal Air Burundi	Consumer services	Airlines	Bujumbura	1962	Airline, defunct 1963
Savonor	Consumer products	Soap, oil	Bujumbura	1970	Hygiene, food and cosmetic products
Socabu	Financials	Insurance	Bujumbura	1977
SODECO	Consumer products	Coffee	Bujumbura	1991	Public-private, state over 80%
SOSUMO	Consumer goods	Sugar	Gihofi	1982
Tanganyika Mining Burundi	Basic Materials	Gold Mining	Gihofi	2017	Public-private partnership
U-COM Burundi	Telecommunications	Mobile services	Bujumbura	1985

See also

• List of banks in Burundi
• Economy of Burundi