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Angola
Population:	19 mn.
GDP:	82.5 bn.
Debt:	14.2 bn.
Overview:	A general election is due in the last quarter. President José Eduardo dos Santos will keep everyone guessing about his succession, probably until after the election. Infrastructure investment is a priority; investors respond as fiscal management improves.

Angola Country Report

news from Angola

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Found 149 articles.

Vol 40 No 8
16th April 1999

Shell-shocked

Caught off guard by UNITA, Luanda is trying to replay its previous military comebacks

Vol 40 No 8
16th April 1999

Deadly diamonds

UNITA's new armoury is financed by a web of deals from Luzamba to Antwerp

Vol 40 No 5
5th May 1999

Luanda is sharpening up its diplomatic tactics after a string of military successes by the União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola in the north-west. Key to UNITA’s success has been the retraining of officers in Morocco (sev...

Vol 40 No 3
5th February 1999

All about power

Jonas Savimbi's aims are clear but they are unlikely to prevail

Vol 40 No 3
5th February 1999

The President's men

A new cabinet is formed to tackle the war against UNITA and the collapsing economy

Vol 39 No 25
18th December 1998

David and Goliath

Even as it suffers military setbacks in Congo- Kinshasa and Congo-Brazzaville and back home in the central highlands, the Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola is pressing ahead with its regional ambitions. The state oil company Sonangol’s Chief Execu...

Vol 39 No 23
20th November 1998

Facing up to Savimbi

Abel Chivukuvuku takes on UNITA's leader from within his own party and people

Vol 39 No 20
9th October 1998

Strings attached

The MPLA is trying to carve a puppet UNITA but this doesn't tackle the issue of Savimbi's troops

Vol 39 No 20
9th October 1998

Mining and undermining

As UNITA responds to the MPLA's 'final push', diamonds will be crucial

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