Visitors to beautiful nation are given lessons in impenetrable jungle of Brazzaville corruption

Our long journey to cover the dwindling habitat for great apes in remotest Africa was on the fast track to go-time. After nearly two years of planning, the Lincoln Park Zoo said the trip to the Republic of the Congo was a go. My Al Jazeera managers said: “Do it.” Visas? Check. Flights? Check. Hotels? Check.…