The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced lending of $70.04m for the Democratic Republic of Congo to implement the second phase of its Central Region Socio-Economic Infrastructure Strengthening Project (PRISE II).

The project will be implemented over five years and will build 41 schools, 40 health centres, 88 latrines and 22 mini-drinking water networks.

It is estimated that almost 900,000 people in 41 rural districts across ten provinces will benefit from the project, as it builds upon the success of phase one of the project. Phase one delivered 60 schools, 60 health centres, 60 drinking water systems and more than 500 latrines.