Video: No equal wealth for Gabonese
Many people in Gabon live below the poverty line despite country being large oil producer.
Published On 9 Sep 2009
Gabon is one of Africa’s largest oil producers. Its gross domestic product (GDP) per capita an indication of the countrys wealth stands at a healthy $14,000.
But, as the recent elections have shown, some residents feel that the benefits have failed to trickle down. Three-fifths of the population still live on less than $2 a day.
Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Adow has this report from the Gabon capital, Libreville.
Source: Al Jazeera