Slow Return to Activity in Lower Delmas amid Ongoing Fragility

Several small and medium-sized businesses are beginning to reopen in the lower Delmas area. On the sidewalks, vendors are gradually setting up their stalls again, while passersby are becoming increasingly numerous. In this area, long paralyzed, life is returning—but with caution.

Just a few months ago, traffic on the Delmas highway hardly went beyond Delmas 31. Going down toward the lower areas involved significant risk due to clashes between law enforcement and armed groups. Residents had deserted the area, and commercial ac