Mobutu's Hometown
The empty pool on the grounds of the Nzekele Hotel. The hotel complex was built by Mobutu Sese Seko, and is still owned by his family, in his native village in Equateur province. The hotel and town were looted by rebel forces during the country's civil war..Gbadolite, DR Congo. 18/03/2009..Photo © J.B. Russell