Kinshasa - Brazzaville Dual-Purpose Railway and Road Bridge: Project Construction and Operation Bidding Process Has Been Initiated

On Tuesday, May 26th, the governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo officially released the tender document for selecting a private concessionaire to be responsible for the financing, construction and operation of the two-lane railway and road bridge from Kinshasa to Brazzaville. This announcement was made in Brazzaville.

The launching ceremony was held during the 61st Annual Meeting of the African Development Bank. This year's annual meeting was held from May 25th to 29th, 2026 at the Kinetele International Conference Center in the Republic of the Congo. The delegation from the Republic of the Congo (Congo) was led by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport, Communications Lines and Openness Jean-Pierre Bemba.

Infrastructure and Public Works Minister John Banzala Renda, along with Vice Premier Jean-Jacques Bua, who is in charge of coordinating infrastructure development and land consolidation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, attended this event together.

Representatives from the African 50 Fund, the African Development Bank, the Central African Economic Community, as well as several business consortia also participated in the relevant agenda.

Jean-Pierre Benba praised in his speech that this was an important step towards realizing this regional integration project.

He said: "Today, we jointly initiate the release of the tender documents to select the strategic private concessionaire responsible for the financing, construction and operation of this project.""

He believes that this project reflects the willingness of the two presidents to enhance economic exchanges and promote sub-regional integration.

The vice premier added: This project reflects the clear will of the two heads of state to accelerate sub-regional integration, achieve the ambition of an African Continental Free Trade Area, and provide more economic opportunities for our people."

Through this infrastructure project, the two capitals, which are the closest in the world and separated only by the Congo River, will be connected by roads and railways, facilitating the flow of people and goods between the two countries.

After the ceremony, Jean-Pierre Benba invited the qualified pre-qualified investors and enterprises to actively participate in the subsequent stages of the project, particularly in the areas of project financing, construction and operation.

Kinshasa - The Brachiville-Palmer Railway Bridge project is regarded as one of the most strategically significant infrastructure projects in Central Africa.

—Extracted from the WeChat official account of the Democratic Republic of the Congo