Can upcoming elections signal change in Angola?

LUANDA: In just a few days Angolans will line up to cast their first vote in 16 years. Few forget that the 1992 elections pushed the country into 10 years of bloody civil war between the current government Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and the former rebel movement National Union for the Total Independence of Angola. (UNITA).

Dubbed by many as the 'richest poor country' in the world, Angola is the largest producer of oil on the African continent and one of the fastest growing economies. Yet protracted war also left the country with extremely high poverty and a poor human development record.

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