Vol 47 No 6 | ANGOLA Divided on debt 17th March 2006 Western creditors are divided over negotiating strategy on the rescheduling of Luanda's official debts to the Paris Club, which make up about half of its US$9.7 billion foreign deb...
Vol 47 No 5 | ANGOLA Adeus espião 3rd March 2006 The sacking of intelligence chief General Fernando Garcia Miala by President José Eduardo dos Santos late last month points to new tensions in the ruling elite over the spoi...
Vol 47 No 4 | ANGOLA Ten per cent 17th February 2006 No formal discussion has been held with the Paris Club debtors, who demand that Angola enter into a Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility lending scheme with the Fund before enteri...
Vol 47 No 2 | ANGOLA Poll postponed 20th January 2006 Lengthy preparations for national elections mean no vote this year President José Eduardo dos Santos was typically circumspect in his New Year address, when he announced that he wanted the Comissão Nacional Eleitoral (CNE) to start e...
Vol 46 No 23 | ANGOLA Birthday blues 18th November 2005 Soaring oil prices pay for some development spending but too much cash still goes missing Luanda's political and business elite could well afford to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Angola's Independence, on 11 November. They form one of Africa's wealthiest and most ex...
Vol 46 No 23 | ANGOLA Vanishing votes 18th November 2005 The fate of the national elections and who's running in them is shrouded in mystery. They were meant to be held in 2006 but no date has been confirmed by President José Edua...
Vol 46 No 3 | ANGOLACHINA Chinese firecrackers 4th February 2005 A row over corruption plans linked to China's US$2 billion oil-backed credit line threatens the position of Finance Minister José Pedro de Morais and major diplomatic embarr...
Vol 45 No 25 | ANGOLA Boom boom, China's coming 17th December 2004 Production is soaring, prices are up and Luanda is finding new friends With all the world betting on high oil prices, Angola's post-war economy is set to boom and to boost its soaring trade with China. The Finance Ministry credibly forecasts growth of...
Vol 45 No 24 | ANGOLA Election, what election? 3rd December 2004 With money and political dominance, the MPLA isn't rushing to the polls After the war, democracy and prosperity. That was the mantra during three decades of war between the MPLA and UNITA. The reality is different. The victorious Movimento Popular de L...
Vol 45 No 24 | ANGOLA There's money in reconstruction, if you have friends 3rd December 2004 In the multi-million dollar post-war reconstruction business, the competition - political as well as commercial - is stiff. Job Capapinha has been brought in to replace Higino Carn...