In the context of Africa’s development and emergence, and the opportunities linked to ZLECAF (Free trade area in Africa) a mega program of the African union was created to provide the continent with modern infrastructure multifaced for it emergence and development. For the integrating highway Africa network, which will go from north Africa to south Africa, an ambitious project of Kinshasa-Brazzaville road-rail bridge is inevitable.
The work, which will connect the two closest capitals in the world, consist of building a toll bridge 1,575 meters long above the Congo river, it will include a railway, a double lined road and a railway, pedestrian crossing and a border checkpoint on each side. The cost of the work is estimated at 550 billion dollars, of which 210 billion will be mobilized by the African development Bank (AFDB).
The future bridge will be built in maloukou, approximately 45km from the northern exit of Brazzaville, in due to the navigability of the river, it's proximity to the special economic zones planned on either side of the two Capitals, allowing the possibility to connect to the extension of the railway from Kinshasa to Ilebo, a port city located in the centre of DRC, in order to integrate the continent from the east to the west by road.
To contribute to the realization of this great project, two sons of the continent, Chekinah Olivier a Canadian-congolese businessman and his partner Mr André LEBIE business man from Brazzaville, had Joined forces in 2014 for the acquisition of a sandstone quarry of 25 hectares large in NTOULA, GOMA TSIÉ-TSIÉ very rich in bus limestone, and other ores, capable of supplying all types of sandstone :
-Road gravel
-Concrete Gravel
-Rubble stone
-Crushing and lack earth yellow and red earth and many more under their company named DECIMEX, legally incorporated in 2011 N°RCCMCGBBZ/B2716 whose head office is in Brazzaville at 228 Loufou street plateau de 15 ans.
After feasibility study, a local company was created, nice offices worthy of this ambitious project inaugurated creating several jobs from its beginning, contributing to resolve the unemployment.
MULTIPLE CHALLENGES
The ambition was first and for most to supply stone for the construction of the bridge, road and road-rail Kinshasa-Brazzaville. Nevertheless, the two partners were aware of the risks represented the fact of investing 3 million us Dollars in that land alone, before even the signing of the agreements between the authorities of the two countries involved, but nothing could stop their determination to position themselves.
After the launching of the artisanal operation with hundreds of daily workers hired and big trucks purchased, numerous heavy equipment essential for the bigger operations could not come in time, raising questions and possibility of an abandonment of this massive project.
THE BOOMIMG OF REAL ESTATE IN BRAZZAVILLE / RESURECTION FOR DECIMEX GROUP
While the talks regarding the bridge connecting the two closest capitals in the world are slowing down, who would have believed that the company of reverend Chekinah Olivier and André LEBIE would find a second life before the bridge.
For some time now, buildings and numerous other infrastructures have continued to multiply and beautifying the architecture of the Congo Brazzaville, and its surroundings, thus making happiness of the owners of the stone quarries who are not in large numbers.
Asked about the fortune turnaround of the situation, the pastor and business man Chekinah Olivier launched a strong call to serious investors, wanting to invest in an ambitious, lucrative and stable project to come to Brazzaville in order to explore this industry given the scale that takes the real estate construction, and of course without forgetting the possible outcome of the initial vision of the DECIMEX GROUPE company.
A spectacular progress which well deserves to be brought to light.
Jarele SIKA / Les Echos du Congo-Brazzaville
