1. Charlotte Keller Charlotte Schuttevaer Iris Steekamp Nicolo Doeve Rosina Dimova Vincent Quint

2. Outline  Facts  History  Social and cultural context  Political System  Economy  Main struggels  Questions C. Keller, C.Schuttevaer, I. Steekamp, N. Doeve, R. Dimova,V. Quint 2

3. Facts about Angola Capital LuandaLand twice the size of TexasPopulation: 13,3 MillionLanguages: Portuges (off.), Bantu et al. King of Ndongo King of Ndongo  Angola C. Keller, C.Schuttevaer, I. Steekamp, N. Doeve, R. Dimova,V. Quint 3

4. Social and cultural context  Cultural origins: Bantu, Ancient kingdom of Kongo and the former colonist Portugal  Multiple identities: Ethnicity, religion, race etc C. Keller, C.Schuttevaer, I. Steekamp, N. Doeve, R. Dimova,V. Quint 4

5. Social struggles  Inequality of gender  Rape and violence against women  Literacy: Men 82,9% Women 54,2% C. Keller, C.Schuttevaer, I. Steekamp, N. Doeve, R. Dimova,V. Quint 5

6. History  Independence: 11.11.75  3 independent movements: MPLA (Agostinho Neto) FNLA (Holden Roberto) UNITA (Jonas Savimbi)  After independence: Civil War  South Africa and US intervened  Internationalization C. Keller, C.Schuttevaer, I. Steekamp, N. Doeve, R. Dimova,V. Quint 6

7. End of civil war  First President: Agostinho Neto Luena Memorandum of Understanding (LMO)  Civil War ended 2002 with the Luena Memorandum of Understanding (LMO)  Victory MPLA C. Keller, C.Schuttevaer, I. Steekamp, N. Doeve, R. Dimova,V. Quint 7

8. Political system  Multiparty Presidential Regime  Democracy?  2 parties: MPLA, UNITA  President: Eduardo Dos Santos, since 1979.  2010: New Constitution  sharpening authoritarian regime C. Keller, C.Schuttevaer, I. Steekamp, N. Doeve, R. Dimova,V. Quint 8

9. Dos Santos has many influential friends C. Keller, C.Schuttevaer, I. Steekamp, N. Doeve, R. Dimova,V. Quint 9

10. Economy C. Keller, C.Schuttevaer, I. Steekamp, N. Doeve, R. Dimova,V. Quint One of the fastest – growing economies in the world 10

11. Economy C. Keller, C.Schuttevaer, I. Steekamp, N. Doeve, R. Dimova,V. Quint The high growth rate in recent years was driven by high international prices for its oil 11

12. Economy OIL Second biggest OIL producer in Africa 1.9 million bbl/day > 90 % > 90 % of the country‘s exports Diamonds Diamonds – 5% ot the GDP Others – iron ores, phosphates, gold C. Keller, C.Schuttevaer, I. Steekamp, N. Doeve, R. Dimova,V. Quint 12

13. Economy Labor force: 7.9 million Labor force: 7.9 million -> 85% - agriculture bananas, sugarcane, coffee, fisheries products -> 15% - industry and services Still need to import most of its food! C. Keller, C.Schuttevaer, I. Steekamp, N. Doeve, R. Dimova,V. Quint 13

14. Corruption – 1.9 CPI C. Keller, C.Schuttevaer, I. Steekamp, N. Doeve, R. Dimova,V. Quint 14

15. HIV/ AIDS Adult prevalence rate – 3.9% -> vary across the country 240 000 HIV+ and 21 000 died Access to ART Knowledge? C. Keller, C.Schuttevaer, I. Steekamp, N. Doeve, R. Dimova,V. Quint 15

16. Education Literacy -> 67.4% over the age of 15 able to read and write lack of school buildings and teachers Teachers – underpaid, not qualified, overworked C. Keller, C.Schuttevaer, I. Steekamp, N. Doeve, R. Dimova,V. Quint 16

17. Thank you for your attention Are there any questions? C. Keller, C.Schuttevaer, I. Steekamp, N. Doeve, R. Dimova,V. Quint 17

18. Sources http://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/angola.htm http://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-634.html http://www.cfr.org/economics/angolas-political-economic- development/p16820 http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/6619.htm http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/scr/2005/cr05125.pdf http://www.everyculture.com/A-Bo/Angola.html http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/Countries/africa/angola. html C. Keller, C.Schuttevaer, I. Steekamp, N. Doeve, R. Dimova,V. Quint 18