| French is mostly a second language in Africa, but it has become a first language in some urban areas, such as the region of Abidjan, Ivory Coast and in Libreville, Gabon. |
| Libreville is a very pretty town, but when it was laid out the surveyors just missed placing the Equator in its main street. |
| The above incident was told me at Libreville by a very intelligent Mpongwe as having actually occurred in the Gabun region. |
| The Archbishop of Libreville told the congregation that all Gabonese must learn to welcome each other with respect. |
| At Libreville, Gabun, thirty years ago, no woman dared to speak against it. |
| So we could but up anchor and proceed to Libreville, formerly the capital of the French Congo. |
