It once had the Chembe Ferry as a means of crossing the Luapula River from DR Congo to Zambia; but now, it is the home of the Mwanawasa Bridge (opened in October 2008[1]), named after former president Levy Mwanawasa.

The Mwanawasa Bridge connects the M3 road to the Congo Pedicle road, a dirt highway maintained by Zambia through Congolese territory to link Mansa (formerly known as Fort Rosebery) to the Copperbelt.

Levy Mwanawasa (Chembe) Bridge, commissioned in October 2008 for a cost of US$ 1.5 million.

[citation needed] In 2016, the government launched the development of the Chembe Multi-facility Economic Zone.

[3] In July 2016, Mansa Chilli Limited began constructing chili-processing plant in the Chembe Multi-Facility Economic Zone.