The Democratic Republic of Congo has begun construction of a 24-km road linking the coastal city of Moanda in Kongo Central province to Yema on the Angolan border.

Prime Minister Judith Suminwa launched the project on Sept. 29. It is being built by Congolese firm Vaste Réseau des Services au Congo (VRSC) under the supervision of the Agency for Major Works (ACGT) and is expected to take two years.

The works include paving the road, installing two toll and weigh stations, and building a dry port at Yema on the Angolan side.

The Moanda-Yema route is the second DRC-Angola corridor under modernization. Work is also ongoing on the Mbuji-Mayi–Kananga–Kalamba-Mbuji road, where a new dry port is planned. Both projects aim to ease commercial flows between the two countries.

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