Work to extend a highway connecting Bissau to Guinea-Bissau’s international airport will be paid for by Mainland China, Macauhub reports.

The website cites Guinea-Bissau’s Minister of Public Works, Construction and Urban Planning, Malam Banjai, who said a Chinese company will undertake the work backed with funding by Beijing.

Mr Banjai made the comments at the opening ceremony for the second phase of a solar-powered lighting project, also funded by the Mainland.

Chinese Ambassador Wang Hua told the guests the Mainland would continue to support Guinea-Bissau in the fight against poverty and underdevelopment.