Burundi's inflation rises to 7.1 pct in December

Burundi's economy, which relies heavily on coffee and tea exports, has faced increasing pressure since it was thrown into political turmoil last April, when President Pierre Nkurunziza said he would run for a third term in office. Food inflation rose to 11.7 percent in the year to December from 7.2 percent in November, the Institute of Economic Studies and Statistics (ISTEEBU) said in its report. ISTEEBU said the annual average inflation rate was 5.5 percent in 2015 against 4.4 percent in 2014.