New Bridge Slashes Travel Times in South Sudan

Residents and officials in northwest South Sudan say a new European Union-funded bridge that opened this past week will make travel safer, cheaper and faster for people in the remote Bar El Ghazal area. The $6.5 million span is located in Kuajok, the capital of Gogrial state. Residents of Kuajok say until now, it has often been difficult, even treacherous to cross the Jur River to deliver goods or services. The 120-meter-long bridge (130 yards) is eight meters (26 feet) tall,...

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