Here are a few pictures of the city, the roads and the old Mobutu palace.
Check out William Clowes’s excellent article on Gbadolite https://roadsandkingdoms.com/2015/the-ruins-of-dead-despots/
And Thomas Nicolon’s video report https://www.france24.com/fr/20181102-billet-retour-rdc-congo-nostalgie-mobutu-gbadolite-zaire
The INSS building where we rented a room 
The main courtyard of the city with Mobutu’s portrait 
The cathedral 
The UNHAS plane that took us there 
The entrance to a fancy set of villas 
A panoramic view of the villas 
A dirt road leading out of the city 
Stopping along the road 
A smaller dirt road outside the town center 
Cycling is the main means of transport now 
Rain and water has damaged many roads 
Land plots where most people live 
A water pipe delivering water some of the time 
Another passage 
Most people walk on these roads 
Eroded plots and dirt roads 
Gbadolite REGIDESO 
Abandonned vehicules 
A river crosses Gbadolite 
Our windshield was shattered 
The bridge crossing the river 
A nice view 
The view from my room 
The view from the dining room 
We found a restaurant 
Old water projects still somewhat used 
A new school 
An improvised foot bridge 
A new school 
A part of Gbadolite seen from the water reservoir 
The other side 
Eroded roads 
A road 
Water flows from the taps 
Walking to school or work 
A main road 
Another road 
And another 
And another 
Mobutu’s palace 
Mobutu’s palace 
Panoramic view of the palace 
The water fountain 
Stopping near a bridge
Emilio in Congo (DRC) 
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