APA – Kigali (Rwanda) – Guinea-Conakry on Tuesday named a major road junction after President Paul Kagame, who arrived in the West African country on Monday as part of a three-nation regional tour.
The renaming of the Kagbélen Highway interchange was announced by Guinean transitional leader Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya in the presence of the visiting Rwandan president.
The interchange, inaugurated by the two leaders, connects the capital Conakry to the countryside.
According to media reports, the construction of the interchange was part of Guinea Conakry’s ambitious project for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of urban roads and the interchange itself.
Works on the Kagbélen interchange started on April 12, 2021 and are carried out by the China Bengbu International Technology and Economic Cooperation (CBITEC).
“The completed infrastructure will ease movement between major industrial cities and Conakry as well as with neighbouring countries,” Kagame’s office later tweeted.
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