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World Service,17 Oct 2004,22 mins
What happened to Gabon's oil wealth?
Profit and Loss: The Story of African OilAvailable for over a year
After four decades of oil production, Gabon's one million people should be enjoying the highest standards of health and education in Africa but the economy has been distorted by the oil revenue that's now in decline, rising foreign debt, and theft.
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