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DISASTER● ELEVATEDAug 3 · Aug 3, 2026, 3:51 PM

Bridge collapse in DR Congo reignites debate about mining revenues

France 24 [en]

Several people ended up in the river after an important bridge collapsed on June 3 in the village of Hombo in the eastern part of the DRC. The bridge is one of the failing critical infrastructures in a territory that is home to one of the most lucrative mines in the region.

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