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Magufuli Bridge opens to traffic in Tanzania, amid accelerated China-Africa trade and economic cooperation
By Global TimesPublished: Jun 20, 2025 02:15 PM
The Magufuli Bridge in the Lake Victoria region officially opens to traffic on June 19, 2025. Photo: CCECC
The Magufuli Bridge — a 4.66-kilometer-long dual carriageway spanning southern Lake Victoria was officially completed and opened to traffic on Thursday, according to China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) and China Railway 15th Bureau.
The Magufuli Bridge, the only extradosed cable-stayed bridge in the Lake Victoria region and the longest of its kind in Africa, is a key project of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and an example highlighting the fruitful results of China-Tanzania cooperation, according to Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania Chen Mingjian, who attended the opening ceremony.
Connecting Misungwi and Sengerema districts in the Mwanza region, the bridge provides a vital link to neighboring countries including Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda, helping advance Tanzania's economy, CCECC said in a press release sent to the Global Times.
The bridge took five years to complete and replaces a ferry service that took over two hours to cross the lake. Now, the road journey across the bridge takes less than five minutes, bringing convenience to local residents and injecting fresh momentum into the regional economy.
The opening of the Magufuli Bridge coincides with deepening trade and economic cooperation between China and African countries.
At the recently concluded 4th China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo in Changsha, Central China's Hunan Province, 176 signed projects with a total value of $11.39 billion were announced, up 45.8 percent in project numbers and up 10.6 percent in project value compared with the previous edition, according organizers on June 15.
Of these, 28 were devoted to infrastructure cooperation in countries including Ethiopia, Nigeria and Kenya, with a total value of $5.27 billion, according to China News Service on June 12.
In addition to trade and investment deals, China is further opening its market to African countries to share its development opportunities.
At a Wednesday briefing on China-Africa relations and the outcomes of the Ministerial Meeting of Coordinators on the Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which was held in Changsha on June 11, a Chinese Foreign Ministry official said that China's recent announcement to expand zero-tariff treatment to all 53 African countries with which it maintains diplomatic ties is a major opening-up measure that aims to boost trade and investment cooperation and reduce the China-Africa trade deficit.
China's Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday that the China-Africa Economic Partnership for Shared Development is an innovative free trade agreement between China and African countries.
Amid rising unilateralism and protectionism, China and Africa are committed to jointly addressing challenges and injecting stability and positive energy into the development of global trade. This major move conforms to the development direction of economic globalization, responds to the expectations of African countries, and complies with WTO rules, the MOFCOM said in a statement.
Global Times
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China-built JP Magufuli Bridge, Africa's longest low-tower cable-stayed span, opens in Tanzania
Ecns.cn 2025-06-20 14:16:29 13.7万
(ECNS) -- The JP Magufuli Bridge, Africa's longest low-tower cable-stayed span, officially opened to traffic on Thursday, according to the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), a subsidiary of China Railway Construction Corporation.
Jointly undertaken by CCECC and China Railway 15th Bureau Group, the Bridge spans 4.66 kilometers and features a four-lane dual carriageway designed for speeds up to 120 kilometers per hour. Its centerpiece is a 520-meter, three-tower cable-stayed span constructed from 123 segments using cantilever casting techniques.
The bridge links the towns of Kigongo and Busisi in the Mwanza Region, reducing travel time from over two hours via detour or 40 minutes by ferry to approximately five minutes. This drastically lowers cross-lake transport costs by 10% to 15%. As a strategic transport hub, the bridge is expected to boost surrounding industries including agriculture, tourism, and commerce, benefiting over one million residents around Lake Victoria.
Emphasizing local workforce development and industrial capacity building, the project has maintained a local employment rate of nearly 95%, generated around 3,000 jobs, and trained over 1,500 skilled technical workers, addressing local talent shortages in infrastructure sectors.
(By Zhao Li)
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Tanzania secured the lion’s share of CHAN 2024 matches, with a guaranteed 19 out of the tournament’s 44 matches, including the high-profile opening game.As a curtain raiser among superstars …call me when he comes to America as the main act ( Nigerians like Burna Boy have ) . Americans will be there to see Gunna and Glorilla .😄😄
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nangoja aibu za Final pale Kisirani!Tanzania secured the lion’s share of CHAN 2024 matches, with a guaranteed 19 out of the tournament’s 44 matches, including the high-profile opening game.
Roughly 50% of the CHAN 2024 tournament will be played in Tanzania cementing its status as the event's central hub.
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