Gbadolite, 14 years after Mobutu ...
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I just made a trip to Gbadolite, 14 years after Mobutu's departure! Well, I've never been there before. And at the time when Mobutu reigned, I was very young to understand some things. It was my first visit to this city that Mobutu had built in the '70s, I learned. What I noticed first, Gbadolite still has a stable power supply, thanks to the hydroelectric dam Mobayi-Mbongo built on the river Ubangi in 1989. The water flows regularly, although there is little doubt its quality because of this remarkable brownish color especially in the morning. When I saw the installations of the Régideso, that would seem to be abandoned, I concluded that the machinery was rusty ...There are really things to see in Gbadolite, even though most of the city's infrastructure has been destroyed by war. Many monuments have become shipwrecks, Mowanda airport is a shambles, the Coca-Cola factory serves as a garage. Many of Gbadolite's offices, banks and shops are largely empty. Just as the streets, although the city still keeps beautiful roads. Does it tell you a little tour in picture? Click to see moreOriginally Gbadolite, it was two villages (Gbado and Lite) in the deep equatorial forest that Mobutu (originally from Gbado) wanted to shape into a mini-capital, with replicas on a small scale of government offices.
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| One of the waiting rooms at the airport serves as a children's playroom |
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| The flag reserved for the President of the Republic at the time |
In 1987, the extension of the runway at Gbadolite airport made it possible to accommodate the supersonic Concorde. |
| The entrance of Motel Nzekele |
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| The apartments at Motel Nzekele are no longer used by travelers. They are rented monthly as housing to the inhabitants. |
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| The Coca-Cola factory only exists by name |
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| Unfinished building of what was to house the headquarters of the National Electricity Company (SNEL) in Gbadolite |
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| An avenue of a residential area |
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| "Toleka", the bike that serves public transportation in the city. |
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| The Mobayi-Mbongo Dam |
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