Africa and its oil
Oil wealth helping few of Angola's poor
Vast reserves cannot undo legacy of war, corruption
Last in a series of occasional articles LUANDA, Angola -- Here is Africa at its richest, visible from a hilltop balcony: 11 giant construction cranes swiveling in midair, a gawky ballet of steel and concrete, building skyscrapers story by story. On a street below, carpenters shoot wood through a power saw, quickly finishing an apartment building where three penthouses have ... (Full article: 1680 words)
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