A Relief for Residents

April 4, 2025, marked the start of construction work on the Djwaezi seawall. This major project is funded by the World Bank as part of the Post-Kenneth Recovery Program.

This project, which is receiving USD 45 million in funding, aims to rehabilitate infrastructure damaged by Cyclone Kenneth, which struck the Comoros in April 2019. Part of this funding is specifically earmarked for the protection of the Djwaezi coastline.

The first rock-filling work was launched in the presence of local authorities, including the newly elected mayor of Mwalimdjini, Mohamed Ahamadi alias Cheikh, and several local dignitaries. The ceremony was an opportunity to celebrate a long-awaited project for residents, who expressed their relief and joy after several years of waiting. The project had been announced in 2021, but it took nearly five years for work to begin.

The Arab Contractor, also responsible for the reconstruction of Mbwangoma Port, is in charge of the seawall work. The necessary materials are extracted from the Mbangani quarries. This project aims to protect the town from waves and flooding, which regularly threaten homes located by the sea. In 2014, a first attempt at protection failed, but this new initiative gives hope to the population, who live in fear of high tides.