Vol 1 (AAC) No 1 | ANGOLACHINA Big oil, high stakes 23rd October 2008 Luanda is Beijing’s closest ally in Africa but mystery surrounds the role of Chinese companies in rebuilding the country Beijing may try to stay out of African politics but the rivalries among Angola’s elite leave its diplomats little choice. The latest row over China’s US$6 billion credit line to the...
Vol 1 (AAC) No 1 | ANGOLACHINA China's Nova Luanda 23rd October 2008 The China International Fund (CIF) appears to be the construction arm of Beiya International Development Ltd, the parent company of China Angola Oil Stock Holding Ltd, which trades Angolan oil. ...
Vol 48 No 20 | ANGOLA Surfing the surge 5th October 2007 The start-up of British Petroleum's 200,000 barrels per day Plutônio deep-water field this week marks the latest of the multi-billion dollar projects that will increase Angola's output from...
Vol 48 No 18 | ANGOLAGERMANY No ode to joy 7th September 2007 Plans for Germany to extend an oil-backed US$1 billion credit facility to President José Eduardo dos Santos' government have hit problems.
Vol 48 No 15 | ANGOLA Mugging Miala 20th July 2007 The detention of sacked intelligence chief General Fernando Garcia Miala on 13 July points to deepening rivalries within Angola's security services. Miala was sacked in February 2006 but...
Vol 48 No 12 | ANGOLASOUTH AFRICA Eat the document 8th June 2007 Sensational accusations are flying between Pretoria and Luanda as South Africa's presidential race heats up, with frontrunners Jacob Zuma and Tokyo Sexwale both accused of interfering in Angolan...
Vol 48 No 10 | ANGOLAISRAEL Exit Arkady 11th May 2007 A quarrel over business spoils seems to lie behind the hasty departure of Russo-Israeli businessman Arkady Gaydamak from Luanda late last month.
Vol 48 No 8 | ANGOLA Going nuclear 13th April 2007 A curious article published by the state-owned daily Jornal de Angola in February seems to have escaped attention: a declaration by Science and Technology Minister João Baptista Ngandagina...
Vol 48 No 7 | ANGOLACONGO-KINSHASA A frontier affair 30th March 2007 Old allies in Luanda and Kinshasa are at odds over their border in diamond country A high-powered Angolan delegation visited Kinshasa on 14 March. It included Foreign Minister João Bernado de Miranda, Interior Minister Leal Monteiro 'Ngongo', Chief-of-Staff General Francisco Furtado, National Police...
Vol 48 No 7 | ANGOLA Oil's new power 30th March 2007 Economy Angola's oil-backed rulers are standing proud on the international scene. In the last three months, Angola has joined the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC); pulled out of...