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Originally Posted by rawlins  Talking about international ones, not some dust track and tin shack in remote Africa...
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you spoilt my day there, I was going to mention Bioko in Equatorial Guinea
The terminal consists of a concrete toilet block, dismal dirty grey, prob painted white a long time ago, no windows. Just a mass of humanity fighting to get their bags from a concrete bin, far too small for the large plane that has recently disgorged them.
Mind you, that is charming compared to trying to get out; the thugs (immigration officers) are determined to search your bags before checking in, not for contraband (there is little to take out) but for items they chance upon that they then slip into their voluminous pockets with a twisted grin. No complaints there
There is a presidential terminal nearby, a beautiful glass and cement structure that gleams in the sunlight, but that is only for the president, sorry.
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From the outset, President Francisco Macías Nguema, considered the father of independence, began a brutal reign, destroying the economy of the fledgling country and abusing human rights. Calling himself the “Unique Miracle,” Nguema is considered one of the worst despots in African history. In 1971, the U.S. State Department reported that his regime was “characterized by abandonment of all government functions except internal security, which was accomplished by terror; this led to the death or exile of up to one-third of the population.” In 1979, Nguema was overthrown and executed by his nephew, Lieut. Col. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. Obiang has been gradually modernizing the country but has retained many of his uncle's dictatorial practices, including the amassing of personal wealth by siphoning it from the public coffers. In 2003, state radio compared him to God
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