Chinese-built, West Africa's longest river bridge operational in Senegal

A toll bridge spanning a local river in Senegal is believed to be the longest of the kind in West Africa. The 1,600m steel bridge was financed by Senegal and China through the Export-Import Bank of China and built by a Chinese company in four years.

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