Kongo Central Vice Governor Prospère Ntela Ntambidila on May 12, 2026 launched rehabilitation works covering 160 kilometers of rural feeder roads in the territories of Luozi and Songololo, according to a statement from the provincial government. 

The works cover two routes: the Malanga-Luozi axis, stretching 95 kilometers, and the Kongo dia Kati-Songamani-Vila 1-Vila 2 axis, covering 65 kilometers. The project is financed by the provincial government through the Bureau central de coordination (BCECO) and will be carried out by Oriental Roads and Constructions (ORC) over a projected period of 12 months, according to the provincial government.

The two axes are described as key corridors for the local economy. Their rehabilitation is intended to open up several agricultural production zones, facilitate the movement of food crops to consumer markets and reduce transportation costs in that part of the province.

This new tranche is part of a wider program launched in 2025. On Oct. 25, 2025, Governor Grâce Nkuanga Bilolo inaugurated rehabilitation works covering 550 kilometers of agricultural feeder roads across the province in Kinzau-Mvuete, aimed at improving the flow of food products to markets.

The first phase of that program covered 230 kilometers of priority roads over an announced period of nine months. The routes included Kinzau-Mvuete, Seke-Banza, Mbatassiala and Lombo-Fuese-Kilukweta, in the territories of Kasangulu and Mbanza-Ngungu, with execution entrusted to the Agence des travaux publics du Kongo Central.

The May 2026 announcement marks the opening of a new sequence, with different routes and a different implementation arrangement. The statement does not specify, however, whether the 160 kilometers represent a new phase of the 550-kilometer program or a separate project financed independently by the province.

Ronsard Luabeya