This new infrastructure will allow residents living along the route to better transport their agricultural products to the Ndele market and enable traders to travel to various localities to sell their goods.
Traffic on the road leading to Ngarba, a village on the border with Chad, has greatly improved with the construction of a bridge in the village of Lemena, located 14 kilometers from the town of Ndélé (Bamingui-Bangoran prefecture). This infrastructure, funded by MINUSCA, facilitates mobility not only for local residents but also for UN peacekeeping patrols, defense and security forces, and humanitarian workers.
On Monday, June 30, 2025, MINUSCA officially handed over the Lemena bridge to local authorities and the communities of the villages Lemena 1, 2, 3, Alihou, Gozbeda, and Ouih 2. The bridge was built under a Quick Impact Project (QIP) implemented by the national NGO Action pour la Voie de Développement (AVD). The construction works were completed within three months. The bridge will help residents along this axis to efficiently move their agricultural products to the Ndele market and allow merchants to travel more easily to sell their goods in different villages — a major contribution to the socio-economic recovery of the Bamingui-Bangoran prefecture, particularly the commune of Dar el Kouti.
For Sultan-Mayor Ibrahim Senoussi, this development is a blessing. He urged the population to take care of this valuable infrastructure by maintaining it properly to avoid premature deterioration and to encourage partners to invest in future projects.
On the same occasion, the head of MINUSCA’s office in Ndele, Helder Gaspar da Costa, reaffirmed MINUSCA’s support to the authorities, recalling the saying, “Even God did not create the world in a single day.” He urged the beneficiaries to safeguard the bridge, emphasizing that “it will facilitate economic exchanges between the communities along this route.”
Improved mobility for peacekeepers and internal security forces also translates into enhanced safety for the local population. Likewise, humanitarian aid delivery to vulnerable populations will benefit from this improved access.
