Bamako is situated on both sides of the Niger River and three bridges connect the two banks: the Bridge of Martyrs completed in 1960 and renamed in memory of protesters killed in March 1991 by the regime of Moussa Traoré, the King Fahd Bridge, named after the Saudi Arabian donor, and a third bridge, the Pont de l'amitié sino-malienne funded by the People's Republic of China. Located in Sotuba area, it has the objective to decongest traffic in the city." Troisième pont de Bamako : le compte à rebours a commencé ", L'Essor, 19 November 2007.
Bamako is situated on both sides of the Niger River and three bridges connect the two ba?nks: the Bridge :of Martyrs completed in ?1960 and renamed in memory of protesters killed in March 1991 by the regime of Moussa Traoré, the King Fahd Bridge, named after the Saudi Arabian donor, and a third bridge, the Pont de l'amitié sino-malienne funded by the People's Republic of China. Located in Sotuba area, it has the objective to decongest traffic in the city." Troisième pont de Bamako : le compte à rebours a commencé ", L'Essor, 19 November 2007.