Surge in prices in Malemba-Nkulu following the flooding of the Congo River

The national road connecting Lubumbashi to Malemba-Nkulu is cut off at the village of Mulongo due to rising waters of the Congo River, leading to an increase in prices of essential goods. Goods are being transferred from trucks to small boats, raising transportation costs for merchants. Claude Kyasangolo, coordinator of civil society, highlights delays in the delivery of goods and losses suffered by transporters. Local civil society is calling for the modernization of the Mulongo-Kabwe road to improve the situation.