This initiative will benefit over 19 million people by facilitating access to markets, improving the availability of agricultural products and food security, and supporting mobility and economic activities
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, May 30, 2025/APO Group/ --
Roads in Kenge, Kikwit, Tshikapa, Kamuensha, and Mbuji-Mayi have been completely rehabilitated, new stretches of road built, and urban roads modernized. Numerous examples of socioeconomic infrastructure have also benefited from the financial support of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), helping to transform the daily lives of hundreds of thousands of Congolese.
The Mayi Nunene health centre was built as part of the project to strengthen socioeconomic infrastructure in central DRC
View of the RN1 section at Batshamba
A multi-sectoral mission from the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the African Development Bank witnessed the impact of these investments during field visits to the five municipalities in western DRC between 5 and 19 May 2025. More specifically, the three projects, financed by the Bank, focus on rehabilitating road infrastructure, enhancing air safety, and improving access to basic social services.
Health centres, hydraulic structures equipped with modern technology, provincial rural markets, schools, a refurbished runway in Mbuji-Mayi, and air safety equipment meeting international standards are just some of the successes the joint mission was able to witness.
"The mission measured the concrete impact of the projects supported by the Bank in Kasai. From roads to social infrastructure and air safety, progress is visible and is transforming the lives of the population. We pay tribute to the work completed and remain committed to consolidating the gains achieved, in particular with the extension of the Mbuji-Mayi runway to make it a hub that meets international standards," commented Mohamed Coulibaly, Country Programme Manager in charge of the Bank Group's Office in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Opening a key route in the road network
The first stage of the mission concerned the project to rehabilitate the Kinshasa/Ndjili-Batshamba section of national road no. 1. The project involves the rehabilitation of 622 kilometres of road between Kinshasa and Batshamba via Kenge and Kikwit, a key route in the Congolese road network. In the past, this strategic corridor was virtually impassable due to the advanced deterioration of the road surface and a series of sinkholes, and took several days or in some cases weeks, to drive along. Thanks to $68.57 million in funding from the African Development Bank, the work carried out now means the route can be travelled safely in less than a day. This improves connectivity between the capital and the provinces of Mai-Ndombe, Kwango, Kwilu and Kasaï.
"In addition to asphalting the road, the Bank has financed the construction and equipping of schools, health centres, boreholes, rural markets, social reintegration centres, administrative buildings, a modern market and weigh stations along the route, as well as the rehabilitation of over 700 kilometres of rural roads," explains Jean Luemba, the RN1 project coordinator. The Bank has also provided substantial logistical support (vehicles and IT equipment) to the state structures involved in the projects.
Ultimately, this initiative will benefit over 19 million people by facilitating access to markets, improving the availability of agricultural products and food security, and supporting mobility and economic activities.
Significant progress in social infrastructure
In terms of social infrastructure, the achievements of the second phase of the Project for the Reinforcement of Socioeconomic Infrastructure in the Central Region (PRISE II) are significant: most of the construction work on schools, health centres, public latrines, and rural markets has been completed or is nearing completion. The execution rate is estimated at 75%. As for the 41 schools under construction, most are ready for handover. The same applies to the 40 health centres, whose buildings have been completed. Public markets are also making good progress, with several structures already operational.
In addition, the project has planned community awareness-raising and vocational training activities, including training young people in plumbing, promoting hygiene and local water governance. During the joint mission, the national authorities reiterated their willingness to broaden the scope of the "PRISE" project by integrating geophysical studies into the Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Programme, thus supporting the national ambition of universal coverage in this area. The project's aim is to reach over 870,000 direct beneficiaries in 10 provinces, by improving access rates to water, sanitation, health and education.
Advanced airport infrastructure
In the air transport sector, a visit to the second phase of the Priority Air Safety Project (PPSA2) revealed remarkable progress in the rehabilitation and extension of the Mbuji-Mayi runway. Around 85% of the 320-metre runway has already been completed. The new tarmac is 95% complete, while the ramp, service road and runway end safety areas (RESA) are 70 to 75% complete. Vital technical infrastructure such as the control tower, power plant, fire station, and lighting system are nearing completion. At Kisangani-Bangoka international airport, the aircraft movement areas, taxiways and tarmac have been completely rehabilitated, and two turn pads have been installed.
In addition, six radio navigation systems (DVOR/DME) have been deployed at Goma, Mbuji-Mayi, Kindu, Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, and Mbandaka, enhancing the safety of domestic flights. Eight VHF radio channels have also been installed at several secondary airports to improve aeronautical communication. The upgrading of equipment, combined with capacity-building for technical staff, has reduced the number of air accidents in the DRC from an average of 10 to one a year.
The project also includes training for the Régie des voies aériennes staff in the following areas: safety and air bases, maintenance techniques and project management for the Régie, and air transport inspectors for the Civil Aviation Authority.
At the end of the visit, the mission underlined the technical quality of the work carried out, the commitment of the contractors and local ownership. In Tshikapa, a local resident declared: "Tshikapa today is the African Development Bank!", testifying to the visibility and tangible impact of the projects on the daily lives of the local population.
These results also illustrate the importance of close coordination between the Bank, the Congolese government and technical and financial partners, including the European Union and the World Bank, which were also involved in the construction of certain sections of the RN1.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of African Development Bank Group (AfDB).
religous group such as the previuos one headed by the ignorant Shiikh Sahriif former president of Somalia, as well as the one headed by the current socalled preisdent of that failed state have one thing in common as far as politics is concerned—they both caused Ethiopia and kenya to invade and litraly occupy whole regions of Somalia thus thwart what supervisial sovereignity of Somalia. In an unparallaled act of treason, Shiikh Shariif signed away the whole continental shelf which as a resulted annexde by Kenya with approval from the UN. Both Kenya and Ethiopa became real colonial masters of Somalis whose puppet officials have to consult the heads of both those countries in every Somali national matter. What a humiliation. What a disgrace. What an eternal defeat and subjugation.
What is worse is Somalia-Italia is under the impression that Dictatorships like Djibouti whose Mr-Gulleh has been on the seat of power since 1991-Current is actually in their country to help build a Democracy.
Haha
Jubaland is a dream that never comes true. Ogaden camel herders cannot be natives of Kismayo, nor can they be presidents of Kismayo. They have to realize who they are and where they have come from before they will be eliminted.
Waaryaa ninkuw anaka xuduudkayagu wuxuu ka bilaabmaa Lowyocado.
Talabaad Saylac wuu ku khaldamay markii danbena wuu isa saxay.
Kaasoo kalena walaahi in aanu Somaliland waligii madax unoqonayn .
Waa runtii walaalo ayaanu nahay. kanax oo nafta waa Somaliland nabadbaa taala.
Dad iska danbeeya oo is ogal baan nahay, xaasid oradoo isku dir mooriyaankiinii bilaa aqliga ahaa.
Thanks Somalilandpress for publishing this press release, it shows the double standard of the so called government in Mogadishu, why put so much energy worrying about Juballand while some parts of the South are occupied by terrorists, Right now Juballand chose a leader supported by the majority and i dont see how the Mooriyaan president can undue what has been done. Bare Hiiraale needs to be arrested for causing instability in Kismayo by declaring himself a president. The Puppet Prime Minister needs to be replaced by real Daarood ruler. I would support someone from Puntland.
Let the true people of Jubaland lead the future of that region, not those who are Immigrants from Pirateland or Ogadenia or for that matter Garissa.
Nomads cannot understand system of state federalism. Pirateland cannot accept to be part of federal system where no one tribe can claim an exclusive territory; where the indigenous local populace cannot be displaced by people who came from far regions. Terrorist Ahmed Madobe see here
and Puntland's Faroole are responsible for any insecurity, hostility or any animosity that may take place among the clans of Lower Juba. It is also those imposters who are giving Al-Shabaab terrorists and their foreign Jihadists an opportunity to come back to Lower Juba. None of those who are holed up in Kismayo University today were able to come and claim Lower Juba and Kismayo like the rightful inhabitants when Al-shabaab was there.
Somalia is the sole party responsible to stabilize the country and stop those who want to bring the piracy of high seas inland. If you are the rightful traditional political leadership of the region, why are you running away from the government of Somalia? If you have transparent and democratic process, why do you want to only meet in a neutral venue (read Kenya) acceptable to all the parties concerned? The issue of Lower Juba is a Somali issue and it is not for Kenya or IGAD to decide its fate.
@ Allamagen,
What you have to understand is there is no anymore piracy in somalia, i don't know whether you follow the news or not it looks your little bid behind.so, stop circling this nonsense of piracy this that.
Also, people in Jubbaland elected and decided their President whether Culusow and others accepted or not more than 500 delegation elected the new president. i would say three things are sure in live, one is taxation ,two is death, three is Majority inhabitant in upper juba, middle juba and lower juba will lead their destiny not from someone who live other parts of somalia. there is no such thing call central government anymore in Somalia because CULUSOW NGO and his small foot soldiers tried to destabilize in this part of Somalia but failed completely. all sixteen district commisioners in mogadishu accept two all are Hawiye, how come? i suggest you take your little mislead information somewhere else. as you mention, why Jubbaland admin and rest of Somalis running away Culusow his backward blind little government? THIS IS THE REASON READ BELOW . you said where no one tribe can claim an exclusive territory; again read below.
>Mr.Ali Omar Abukar The District Commissioner of Shingaani (reer xamar Bagadi)
>Mr. Abdulle Ali Hilowle The District Commissioner of Dharkeenley ( Habar gidir duduble)
>Mr. Da’ud Abdulle Mohamed The District Commissioner of Shibis (Abgaal Da"uud)
>Mr. Abdi Mohamed Warsame The District Commissioner of Hodan (Habar gidir)
>Mr. Abdullaahi Hussain Hassan The District Commissioner of Abdi Aziz (xawaadle)
>Mr. Omar Abddule Ahmed The District Commissioner of Hiliwaa ( Abgaal)
>Mr. Mohamed Abukar Ali The District Commissioner of Howl Wadaag ( Abgaal)
>Mr. Abdullahi Ibrahin Sahal The District Commissioner of Hamar Weyne (jareer shaanshi)
>Mr. Muhdiin Hassan Jurus The District Commissioner of Yaaqshiid ( Abgaal)
>Mr. Hiirey Muhudin Omar The District Commissioner of Dayniile ( Murursade sabti)
>Mr. Ali Alasow The District Commissioner of Kaaraan (Abgaal)
>Mr. Ahmed Hassan Adowo The District Commissioner of Wadajir (Abgaal)
>Mr. Abdullahi Hirsi Wardheere The District Commissioner of Boondheere (Murursade fool culus)
>Mr. Mohamed Ali Ahmed The District Commissioner of Hamar jajab ( Habar gidir)
>Mr. Ahmed Meyre Makaran The District Commissioner of Waaberi (shiiqaal)
>Mrs. Deka Abdulkadir Ahmed The District Commissioner of Warta Nabada (Abgaal)
The issue of FEDERALISM, one thing is guaranteed without federalism Somalia will exist get a pen and paper mark my WORD. it looks you have no clue the meaning of Federalism. Federalism is a way of organizing a nation so that two or more levels of government have formal authority over the same area and people. Power is shared between units of government.
Federalism decentralizes our politics in many ways. For example, member of the parliament are elected to represent their state, not the nation. With more levels of government, more opportunities exist for political participation. Judicial power also is enhanced by federalism. Federalism also decentralizes our policies.
corrrect, will not exist.
KULUC KUKU,
This ISSUE it's about Ogadeen it's all Darood Jaberti Ismail who are Majority inhabitant in Jubbaland. who ever tried to come there without permission GUNS and Knives are waiting them.
Am all in for the SFG roadmap signatories to control the failed Somalia from the Capital
Mogadiscio under the Centralized good governance likewise the Somaliland principles
and modalities. The Decentralization powers are headache and too burdensome to work
smoothly. Trust me the 4.5 is suicidal.
Cheers.
Whether you in for SFG or not it does not look good at all, one thing is for " CENTRALIZED GOVERNAN" will not happen in Somalia wake up smell the coffee. somaliland region modalities is one tribe region system. 4.5 it's not suicidal but the way Somali fabric society are.
Kuluc: come and eliminate the Ogaden from Kismaayo! they are going to ask you anything about their leadership in Somalia and in the horn of Africa as a whole. you see the camel herders are everywhere and controlling the whole region including Hargeisa which is under Jigjiga leaders.
Ali,
Stop filibustering what shouldn't work. excluding the NFD Absame and k5 Ogs, the
Minority OGs of Kismaayo would be treated like the other major tribes of that Region.
The real authority is invested within the powers of the SFG central command of the roadmap
Signatories in Mogadiscio. Hopefully, the SFG would adopt the centralization good governance
for all the Somalia roadmap Signatories which would eliminate such meaningless decentralization
futile rivalry impetus of despotic affluence so to say the least. While the Hargeisa takes care of the
k5 with Addisababa big footage, Mogadiscio also takes care of the NFd with Nairobi big footage.
To take care of good understanding between Hargeisa and Mogadiscio as two equal Sovereignty
States, lets see how the Turkey II round talks develop, all the conflicting crisis of the 5star greater
Somaliweyn is properly addressed and the Horn-E.A. and beyond would finally find real long term
peace and stability. Hopefully, am making good commonsense.
Cheers.
http://www.revolutionarycommunist.org/index.php/c…
Read this.
THIS IS ALL A JOKE! I CAN'T BELIEVE SOMALI'S ARE STILL GOING THRU STONE AGE PHASE WHERE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PRESIDENTS OF REGIONS AND LITTLE AREAS TRYING TO BREAK AWAY FROM SOMALIA… I REALLY DO PRAY FOR ALL SOMALI PEOPLE BECAUSE WE SERIOUSLY AREN'T KNOWN FOR ANYTHING GOOD AROUND THE WORLD AND NOW WE ARE TRYING TO SEPARATE INTO SMALL REGIONS… IT REALLY MAKES ME ANGRY THAT THIS IS HAPPENING AND THE WORST THING IS THE WORLD IS LAUGHING AT US… SUBHANALLAH
Abdul
It is obvious that you can not differentiate between a federal region of a state and tribal enclave. My comment was about how it is unacceptable for one tribe to claim a whole region that everyone knows that it does not belong to and to embark o a land grab. Clearly you can not see how that is not right because you are driven by tribal sentiment like pirate Faroole and company.
I am impressed that you can compile the name of every district elder in Mogadishu and which tribe each member belongs to. In fact, the list you repeated here proves that district elders in Mogadishu is inclusive as each of these individual is from the region far and wide. Abdul, the issue is not that anyone is against empowering the local populace of any region to govern themselves but it is about how do you stop nomads and pirates from Puntland to claim regions that traditionally do not belong to them. How do you make folks from Puntland realize that they can not simply displace indigent population of Lower Juba because that population is not tribal or war-like and are not organized as such. Puntland has already excluded every Somali that does not belong to the major clan in the region to domicile there and in fact deported many of them to war zones
Allamagen,
The problem here is your trying to tide YOUR foolish Agenda it will not work, i was born and grew up Mogadishu i know in and out. the the reason i gave you these list of district commissioners was to SHOW you How Mogadisho run day to day WHILE someone like you attacking folks in Jubbaland forming own state. all the district commissioners that i listed here all are Hawiye Accept two, if this is not tribe city than what it's? ask yourself this question. get your facts before throw your hat on the table arguing something you have no clue what so ever.
One one is grabbing land it's fabricated lies as usual, by the way how about lower shabbele? the real inhabitant in Jubbaland are running own Authority today and believe me no one on this earth can deny or stop that.
I do NOT see any point why you keep dragging Jubbaland issue into Puntland State of Somalia. Puntland said many times it will support any two region within Somalia who wants and agree to form local admin within FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA. Puntland this that, it's time you should bring something makes sense so people can buy it or take your fictional history somewhere else. kkk the issue of nomad you keep circling repeating, what you have to understand is MOST Somalis ORIGINATED nomad life, they all Migrated to cities the last eighty years INCLUDING you.