The Egyptian government has sent engineers to the capital of Upper Nile state to re-build a bridge within the town.
The bridge will cross a steep ravine which floods during the rainy season, easing the movement of goods from the local port to market.
Egyptian engineers estimate the project will cost a total of 300,000 USD. They aim to finish the project before the rains begin.
Photo credit: The collapsed bridge in Malakal’s al-Masri neighborhood, South Sudan (Jon Douglas Brown, February 2013)
Jonathan Pedneault files this special report for Radio Tamazuj: