(260226) -- MBOUR, Feb. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Workers pave asphalt at the construction site of Mbour-Kaolack highway project, on the outskirts of Mbour, Senegal, Feb. 24, 2026. Stretching nearly 100 km across western Senegal, the Mbour-Kaolack highway project is approaching completion, with construction teams working to finalize the remaining sections.

TO GO WITH "Feature: Mbour-Kaolack highway project in Senegal enters final stretch" (China Road and Bridge Corporation/Handout via Xinhua)