Mr. Bongo has denied the claim. “We don’t want to leave anyone by the side of the road,” said Mr. Bongo in an interview at his seaside presidential palace in Libreville. Mr. Bongo promised to build a university with money from the real estate sale. “The cities are where the poverty really mostly is,” Mr. Bongo said. Mr. Bongo is also hoping to lure investors to his new economic zone, where they can operate tax-free for 10 years.

Source: International New York Times August 26, 2016 20:48 UTC