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Article: Omar Bongo's dream for Gabon's capital; Gabon's capital: A legacy of 'ill-acquired goods'
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- International Herald Tribune
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- September 15, 2009
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ADAM NOSSITER
International Herald Tribune
09-15-2009
Omar Bongo's dream for Gabon's capital; Gabon's capital: A legacy of 'ill-acquired goods'
Byline: ADAM NOSSITER
Type: News
Libreville is a kind of living museum of what one Western development official called kleptocracy, an outdoor shrine to the ruthlessly acquisitive tendencies sometimes found among the continent's rulers.
In the airport duty-free store, the wine is upward of $400. The service at the French restaurants in the chic Louis district is immaculate, and at the luxury hotel on the sea the call girls dress like fashion models.
The futuristic government palaces on Omar Bongo Triumphal Boulevard, with their flying-saucer and ...
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