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Fans of one of Burundi\u2019s most-popular bottled beers are being told it is their fault that there is a shortage of the drink.<\/p>\n
The dearth of Amstel is \u201ccaused by an increase in demand\u201d, Remy Ndayishimiye, spokesman for Burundian brewery Brarudi, told the BBC in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are doing our best to restore the happiness of our clients,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Amstel beer drinkers told the BBC they were annoyed as they had been obliged to drink other locally bottled beers such as Primus and Royal.<\/p>\n
Their other option is to drink Skol, which is imported from neighbouring Rwanda.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot many of us can afford Skol because it is expensive \u2013 it\u2019s hard to get our Amstel nowadays,\u201d one drinker complained.<\/p>\n
But an industry source told the BBC the real reason for the shortage was a lack of foreign currency \u2013 as some raw ingredients need to be imported to make the brew.<\/p>\n
Brarudi also produces Coca-Cola which is also reportedly in short supply in Burundi.<\/p>\n
The World Bank says the country has suffered \u201cpersistent foreign exchange shortages with the drop in international reserves\u201d since the 2015 political crisis that saw President Pierre Nkurunziza win a controversial third term in office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Fans of one of Burundi\u2019s most-popular bottled beers are being told it is their fault that there is a shortage of the drink. The dearth of Amstel is \u201ccaused by an increase in demand\u201d, Remy Ndayishimiye, spokesman for Burundian brewery Brarudi, told the BBC in a statement. \u201cWe are doing our best to restore the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":671641,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-671640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lifestyle"],"yoast_head":"\n
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