The National Road Maintenance Fund (FONER) launched on November 20, 2025, in Inongo, the capital of Mai-Ndombe province, a road maintenance program covering the rehabilitation of 280 kilometers of roads. The governor, Lebon Nkoso, officially opened the project, which aims to improve internal connectivity and support economic activity.

The program spans seven of the province’s eight territories: Yumbi, Kiri, Mushie, Kutu, Inongo, Oshwe, and Bolobo. Only Kwamouth is excluded due to ongoing insecurity.

Several priority sections have been selected, including Bolobo–Ngemu (30 km), Boulevard Ngobila–Yanzalinga (10 km), Banzomoke–Ponde (35 km), Modeo–Nkondi (30 km in Kiri), and Kutu Panza 3–Itwa (35 km in Kutu), among others.

Execution of the works has been entrusted to the Office des voies de desserte agricole (OVDA) for a three-month period. According to provincial director Deo Gratias Ngontula, monthly assessments will be conducted to monitor progress and quality.

Governor Lebon Nkoso noted that this program is a key development tool for the province. He called for rigorous implementation to ease the movement of goods and people across the region.

In addition, two territories in Mai-Ndombe are part of another program covering 103 kilometers of agricultural roads leading to major production areas, identified last July by the Social Fund of the Republic. Their rehabilitation, also assigned to OVDA under the Value Chain Development Support Project, includes the construction of four bridges and three small port facilities, two in Inongo and one in Bokoro.