Arrived in Ndende to learn Congo border is closed – several Congo ambassadors had said we could drive straight on to Pointe Noire from Ndende. Even Gabon’s Minister of Tourism did not know the border was closed as he assured us of passage to Point Noire via Ndende. Now I remember back in Ndjole when a Ghanaian truck driver told us to look for new military roads in order to cross the border.