Gabon’s sole train a lifeline for its economy

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Mon, 2019-09-16 03:21

FRANCEVILLE: The sky turns from indigo to ebony as the tropical night falls, and the train patiently thrusts through the jungle toward its destination, still hundreds of km away.

The trek has the hallmarks of one of the world’s Great Forgotten Train Journeys — a voyage through 648 km of lush equatorial forest.

The train is the brainchild of Gabon’s former President Omar Bongo who ruled for 42 years until his death in 2009.

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