645m Bridge Connecting Bangui and Zongo Breaks Ground

This project, with a $60 million investment from the World Bank, will establish infrastructure to replace existing unstable river transportation. This bridge, connecting Bangui and Zongo, aims for regional integration and expanded exchanges between the two countries, with groundbreaking scheduled for this year.

This infrastructure project, funded by the World Bank with $60 million, aims to strengthen regional integration and expand exchanges between the two countries.

Due to price differences between Congo and Bangui, merchants regularly travel between the two, but current river transport via small vessels such as barilieres remains the only connection.

The narrator stated, "During the rainy season, shipwrecks of dugouts and barilieres occur regularly. While awaiting the completion of this bridge, crossing the river is still characterized by numerous fatalities," emphasizing the safety issues.

Although the civil protection team conducts preventive activities, frequent capsizing accidents and casualties during the rainy season mean safety issues are ever-present.