The Pont Ruzizi II is one of
bridges in
Bukavu which serves as one of the borders customs between
Democratic Republic of Congo in the town of Bukavu and
Rwanda
Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ...
in the Cyimbogo region over the
Ruzizi River.
This bridge is located at the rear of the mountain housing the
Saio military camp, built in
1943
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured.
* January 4 – ...
after the
Congolese army
Congolese or Kongolese may refer to:
African peoples
* Congolese people (disambiguation)
* Kongo people, a Bantu ethnic group who live along the Atlantic coast of Africa from Pointe-Noire (Republic of Congo) to Luanda, Angola, primarily defined by ...
's victory in
Ethiopia over the
Italian East Africa on June 8, 1941 during the
Second World War. The bridge was then built to allow trade between the German
empire Ruanda-Urundi and
Belgian Congo, whose works lasted 12 years from 1908 to 1920.
["Vers un poste frontière à Ruzizi II, au Sud-Kivu"](_blank)
International Organization for Migration (Retrieved May 19, 2020)"Bukavu : Des véhicules bloqués à la frontière Ruzizi 2 entre la RDC (Bukavu) et le Rwanda depuis deux semaines"
''Congo Courriel'', January 30, 2020 (Retrieved May 19, 2020)
The bridge, 88 m long, is the first longest bridge in Bukavu city, located 20 km from Pont Ruzizi I
The Pont Ruzizi I is a bridge in Bukavu which is one of the customs posts over the Ruzizi River between Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Cangungu in Rwanda.
The bridge was first built in 1935 and later destroyed to be rebuilt in 19 ...
, which also serves as the customs border with Rwanda at Cangungu.
See also
* Ruzizi River
* Pont Ruzizi I
The Pont Ruzizi I is a bridge in Bukavu which is one of the customs posts over the Ruzizi River between Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Cangungu in Rwanda.
The bridge was first built in 1935 and later destroyed to be rebuilt in 19 ...
References
Ruzizi
Bridges in Rwanda
Bridges in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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