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.
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 few minutes.
Produced by Xinhua Global Service
