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Video: Chinatown, Africa

Using Angola as a case study, Vanguard correspondent Mariana van Zeller presents China in Africa,via Current.

While many welcome China’s investment, others see reason for concern. Chinatown, Africa is revealing look at a growing superpower’s adventures abroad.
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Well, the Angolans did Vote!

There are lots of things that could, and should, be explored here in Angola. The trouble is that editors tend not to be particularly interested in Angola as a rule so one can end up putting in a lot of work to no avail.
The typical angle on Angola is the rich living it up [...]

Angolans Cast their First Nationwide Votes in 16 Years

After 27 years of civil war and being ruled by the same president for 30 years, the people of Angola finally got an opportunity to elect a new parliament. This is the first Angolan nationwide poll in 16 years. According to observers the polling was not a smooth affair due to the poor organization [...]