TOMB OF RICHARD-MOLARD

Wedged between the new asphalt road and the runway, the tomb, which is a veritable mausoleum, reminds visitors in a few words who Richard-Molard was. "The tombstone reads: "Jacques Richard-Molard, university associate professor, professor at the École nationale de la France d'outre-mer, former deputy director of IFAN, died accidentally in the Nimba Mountains on July 29, 1951 He was notably a fine connoisseur of the Fouta Djalon massif, which he studied between 1941 and 1942. His name was given to the highest peak of the Nimba Mountains, formerly Mount Nouon.