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A bridge linking Nigeria and Cameroon has been inaugurated at the border in Mfum/Ekok, Cross River state.

The inauguration event, which held on Thursday, was attended by Babatunde Fashola, Nigeria’s minister of works; Zubairu Dada, Nigeria’s minister of state for foreign affairs who represented President Muhammadu Buhari; and Emmanuel Djoumessi, Cameroon’s minister of public works who represented President Paul Biya.

Construction of the bridge began in 2017 and was completed in 2021.

A new joint border post was also inaugurated on Thursday.

The bridge is part of efforts to boost trade between both countries.

See photos below.