(250617) -- BISSAU, June 17, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Bissau-Guinean President Umaro Sissoco Embalo speaks at the inauguration ceremony of a highway constructed by a Chinese company in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, on June 16, 2025. Bissau-Guinean President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Monday presided over the inauguration ceremony of a highway linking the capital Bissau to its suburb of Safim, covering a distance of 8.2 kilometers. The highway was constructed by a Chinese company Longjian Road & Bridge Co., Ltd. and fully financed by the Chinese government at a cost of 30 million U.S. dollars. (Xinhua/Zhang Jian)