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| America's New Frontier - Angola |
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January 2005
Revenue from Angola's oil reserves should be
aiding the country's development. But
instead, it's being used as a slush fund for
government corruption.
Deep in Luanda's sewers, a group of boys show
us around their home. "I'm desperate for
help," begs one. "I'm eating rubbish,
surrounded by others who are sniffing glue."
According to the latest calculations, 9% of
the country's GDP is siphoned off. Even the
US ambassador admits that oil revenues are
not going to "the Angolan people." Ordinary
Angolans know they're being ripped off by
their leaders. They're seething with
resentment. In the Angolan enclave of
Cabinda, this discontent has fuelled a
separatist movement which has been fighting
for years. With more and more Angolans asking
awkward questions, there's a risk the country
will collapse into anarchy again if the
corruption problem isn't addressed.
Tags : journeyman pictures america's new frontier angola oil reserves country development government corruption separist |
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Durée : 1424 s |
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