Kinshasa, May 7th, 2026 (CPA).– The securing of urban roads in the city of Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as throughout the national territory, was the subject of an evaluation meeting held Wednesday at the Ministry of Infrastructure, according to a statement consulted Thursday by CPA. “On Wednesday, May 6th, 2026, the Minister in charge of Infrastructure and Public Works (ITP), John Banza Lunda, chaired a marathon evaluation meeting on urban roads in Kinshasa and construction projects across the national territory,” the statement read. According to the document, the meeting brought together the technical leadership of the Ministry of Infrastructure, including the Director Generals of the Office des Routes (OR), the Office des Voiries et Drainage (OVD), the Congolese Agency for Major Works (ACGT), the Technical Control Office (BTC), the National Road Maintenance Fund (FONER), as well as the Infrastructure Unit. Among the issues examined were the securing of urban roads in Kinshasa; the erosion emergency in Greater Kasai, Kinshasa and North Kivu; security and regional diplomacy; and the rehabilitation of security roads within the presidential perimeter in Kinshasa.
The Strategic Project for Mobility and Security in the capital, the modernization of the Kasindi–Beni axis in North Kivu, as well as the importance of this road for regional economic integration, were also discussed during the evaluation meeting. In addition, the document specified that the Minister in charge of Infrastructure took note of the advocacy presented by provincial deputy Serge Kasanda, particularly concerning the Boya erosion site in Kasai-Oriental, the threats facing the pylons of the National Electricity Company (SNEL), the risk to the region’s energy supply, and Minister Banza’s instruction to accelerate studies for the modernization of National Road No. 40 (Tshimbulu–Mwene-Ditu). At the end of the discussions, the statement added, works relating to the bridge over the Lubi River in Bena Nganza were integrated into the emergency program entrusted to SAFRIMEX. It also mentioned the inclusion of the Mbujimayi–Lupatapata axis in the immediate planning schedule, the alert regarding the dilapidated state of the Lubilanji bridge toward Mwene-Ditu, and management based on anticipation and response to the provinces.