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

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

STORY: Chinese-built, West Africa's longest river bridge operational in Senegal DATELINE: March 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: Dakar CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the bridgeSOUNDBITE (French): MACKY SALL, Senegalese President STORYLINE: 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. A special ceremony was arranged Saturday, with Senegalese President Macky Sall attending, to celebrate the commissioning. SOUNDBITE (French): MACKY SALL, Senegalese President "China's support for Senegal concretely shows the Sino-Senegalese strategic partnership through the Belt and Road Initiative." The bridge was completed late last year and its construction had created 2,000 jobs. According to a local resident, travel time across the river has been reduced from at least an hour to a f

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