“Tarred roads are opened or opening up in many towns across the urban areas and hinterlands of the state. The roads cost the state very huge sums to build and maintain.

Sara Lopez hugs the wall of the mall as she hurries back to her car after a shopping trip just outside Washington. “I’m ...

Nikyema Billa Alamzy, Member of Parliament for Chiana-Paga, has drawn attention to the pressing infrastructure challenges in his constituency, emphasising the absence of a single tarred road.