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Zita Oligui Nguema gives school kits to Ntem pupils

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Gabonese First Lady Zita Oligui Nguema has arranged the distribution of complete school kits to pupils from underprivileged families in the Ntem department, in Woleu-Ntem province. The kits were handed out by prefect Clavier Eya Nze in Bitam to ease parents’ expenses, according to the Gabonese Press Agency.

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