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Omar Bongo's dream for Gabon's capital; Gabon's capital: A legacy of 'ill-acquired goods'
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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.
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