Rail traffic between Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso has been stopped for at least two weeks after a bridge linking the two countries collapsed, the operator has said.

Nobody was injured when a bridge over the River Nzi close to Dimbokro in central Ivory Coast collapsed and officials are inspecting the damage before starting repairs, said Christmas Kouadio, security manager at the Ivory Coast railway service.

"At this stage, it is difficult to quote a figure in term of loss or damage. We will do …
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