Overview
Home to one of the world’s largest diamond reserves, Angola is a strategically important location which attracts much foreign investment. Despite heavy investments in the country’s mining infrastructure which had been largely destroyed during the Angolan Civil War (1975–2002), many industry-related problems remain unresolved. In particular, Angola’s high corruption levels and extensive diamond smuggling have hindered the country from fully exploiting its mineral wealth and translating it into economic prosperity.
General Information on Angola
Angola is located in South-West Africa and consists of 18 provinces. The 2014 population census counted more than 24 million people within the country’s area of 1,246,700 km2. Its GDP amounted to 124.2 billion USD in 2013. Formerly a Portuguese colony, Angola gained its independence in 1975. The ethnically diverse country is today ruled as a unitary presidential republic. While there are six recognized national languages, its official...
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Ebner, J. (2020). Angola’s Mineral Policies. In: Tiess, G., Majumder, T., Cameron, P. (eds) Encyclopedia of Mineral and Energy Policy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40871-7_125-1
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