Signing of contracts for the paving of over 200 km of road between Mbanga and Lualaba

Minister of Infrastructure and Public Works John Banza Lunda signed three contracts on June 3, 2026 in Kinshasa with Chinese firms China First Highway Engineering Company Limited, Sinohydro Bureau 14, and the China Jiangxi International Economic group for the paving of 206 km of road from Mbanga to the Lualaba River and the construction of a 714-meter bridge. These works, funded by the World Bank under the Connectivity and Transport Support Project (PACT), add to the 280 km already under construction between Mbuji-Mayi, Kabinda, and Mbanga, bringing the modernized network to 480 km. The project aims to build the country's first modern 2x2 highway connecting Mbuji-Mayi to Bukavu.