China, S. Sudan ink deal to construct key bridge

DM Monitoring

JUBA: South Sudan on Thursday signed a deal with the Chinese government that will lead to construction of the Jur River bridge linking Juba to the Bahr El Ghazal region and its northern neighbor Sudan.
Simon Mijok Mijak, Minister of Roads and Bridges said the project will be funded through a grant from the Chinese government.
“This is a great day for the people of South Sudan and Greater Bahr El Ghazal and Western Bahr El Ghazal in particular, today we have signed a supplementary agreement on the implementation of Jur River bridge in Wau. This was one of the pledges of President Salva Kiir during his visit in October 2013 to Western Bahr El Ghazal,” Mijak told journalists in Juba during the signing ceremony.
He disclosed that during President Salva Kiir’s visit to Beijing, the Chinese government agreed to support the construction of the Jur River Bridge, in an effort to develop the youngest nation.
The initial agreement was signed in August 2019, and this latest is necessary to speed implementation of the work, according to Mijak.