HOWTO construct Potemkin village in Mali for First Lady Laura Bush

This is quite a piece of radio journalism, by NPR "All Things Considered" contributor Addie Goss:

Laura Bush has just completed a tour of Africa, stopping at a school in Bamako, Mali. The U.S. Embassy there helped to spruce up the school before her arrival, making it more amenable to a photo-op.

Listen here (duration -- 06:15) (via Ned Sublette).