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A Plea to Open Up the Province of Mongala

From Radio Okapi · () French

Translated from French and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Opinion Named sources Context piece
  • Political scientist Reagan Emomo has called for better transport links in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Mongala province.
  • He says cassava, rice and peanuts are rotting because of poor roads, including National Road 6 and agricultural feeder routes.

“Forgotten Mongala: our cassava, rice and peanuts are rotting because of the roads.” That is the title of a column by political scientist Reagan Emomo, who is urging attention to the isolation of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Mongala province.

Emomo points to the poor condition of National Road 6 and several agricultural feeder roads as major difficulties for the province. The damaged routes are making it harder to move local farm produce, leaving cassava, rice and peanuts to spoil.

His appeal focuses on opening up Mongala through improved roads and better access for agricultural communities.

Forgotten Mongala: our cassava, rice and peanuts are rotting because of the roads.

— Reagan EmomoThe title of Emomo’s column calling attention to Mongala’s poor roads and the loss of agricultural produce.
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Originally published by Radio Okapi in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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