Emergency Bridges To Be Delivered By UK To Flood-Stricken Ghana

UK Export Finance (UKEF), the government’s export credit agency, has extended a £42m guarantee for Gloucestershire-based steel fabricator Mabey Bridge to ship 87 emergency bridges Ghana.

The structures will be designed and made in the UK and shipped to west Africa, where local engineers will be trained to erect them under the supervision of Ghana’s Ministry of Roads and Highways.

Coastal erosion and rainfall together have damaged Ghana’s towns and coastline, cutting off access to flood-affected regions. Once the bridges are installed, they will provide quicker, safer and more efficient access to employment, education and healthcare.

The £43m comes as the afency announced £2.3bn in funding for Africa between 2020 and 2021.