Claim: Akanda National Park  is a park near Libreville that was designed to represent the biodiversity of Gabon.
Evidence: Akanda National Park is located in the northeast of the country, near Libreville, with coastline along the Mondah and Corisco bays. The 13 national parks are designed to represent the biodiversity of the country and encourage tourism. Akanda National Park is one of 13 National Parks in Gabon set up in 2002 by President Omar Bongo after a two-year study by the DFC, WCS and WWF.