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CAUTION: The following links
and accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the
situation in Angola in the early years of the 21st Century. Some of
these links may lead to websites that present allegations that are
unsubstantiated, misleading or even false. No attempt has been
made to validate their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on
this page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular
interest to you. You might be
interested in exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and
per-capita GDP, for example. Perhaps
your paper could focus on life expectancy or infant mortality. Other factors of interest might be
unemployment, literacy, access to basic services, etc. On the other hand, you might choose to
include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty such as Human Trafficking,
Street Children,
or even Prostitution. There is a lot to the subject of
Poverty. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** Extreme Weather expected in 2024 *** According
to the Climate Prediction Center, Angola is expected to experience abnormal
dryness due to insufficient rainfall in the region. The Southern Africa Food
Security Outlook report also predicts below-average precipitation and
above-average temperatures in Angola due to the ongoing strong El Niño. – Microsoft BING Copilot World
Bank Climate & Develoment Reports Angola Country
Climate and Development Report, World Bank Group, 2022 [accessed 9 Dec
2024] The
country is experiencing increasingly severe and frequent climate hazards, including
the South’s worst prolonged droughts in decades. Climate change impacts also
come with a heavy price tag: climate-related disasters (floods, storms,
droughts) cost Angola nearly US1.2 billion dollars between 2005 and 2017, and
on average droughts alone affect about a million Angolans every year. Impacts
of climate variability on Angola’s water resources are expected to be
particularly severe and will affect food and energy production, as well as
hydropower, on which Angola relies for most of its electricity. The future
does not look much brighter: climate models predict a rise in temperatures,
with most of Angola becoming 1–1.5 degree Celsius warmer in 2020-2040
relative to the 1981–2010 period, with a 1.4-degree
Celsius increase in the annual average temperature already recorded. The
imperative to adapt and transition to a proactive model for climate risk
management is urgent. Against this backdrop, and the equally urgent priority
to diversify away from a highly oil-based economy, the Angola Country Climate
and Development Report (CCDR) provides options for the country to adapt to a
fast-warming and decarbonizing world and adopt measures for more diversified
and climate-resilient development that will underpin sustainable and
inclusive growth. *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Angola U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ao.html [accessed 9 November
2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/angola/ [accessed 5 January 2021] The
global recession that started in 2008 stalled Angola’s economic growth and
many construction projects stopped because Luanda accrued billions in arrears
to foreign construction companies when government revenue fell. Lower prices
for oil and diamonds also resulted in GDP falling 0.7% in 2016. Angola
formally abandoned its currency peg in 2009 but reinstituted it in April 2016
and maintains an overvalued exchange rate. In late 2016, Angola lost the last
of its correspondent relationships with foreign banks, further exacerbating
hard currency problems. Since 2013 the central bank has consistently spent
down reserves to defend the kwanza, gradually allowing a 40%
depreciation since late 2014. Consumer inflation declined from 325% in 2000
to less than 9% in 2014, before rising again to above 30% from 2015-2017 GDP -
per capita (PPP): $6,800 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
85% industry:
15% services: 15% (2003 est.) Unemployment
rate: 6.6% (2016
est.) Population
below poverty line: 36.6% (2008
est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 241 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 62.3 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 61.3 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 65.8% of
population Physicians
density: 0.21 physicians/1,000 population (2017) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 70.1% of
population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 40.5% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Angola borgenproject.org/category/angola/ [accessed 19 January 2021] The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the
United States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for
the world’s poor. It is an innovative,
national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign
policy. It believes that leaders of
the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global
poverty. From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote,
nearly every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The
Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating
at the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
Examining Homelessness In Angola borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-angola/ ~
3 Innovations In Poverty Eradication In Angola borgenproject.org/poverty-eradication-in-angola/ ~
Multifaceted Poverty In Angola borgenproject.org/poverty-in-angola-2/ ~
5 Facts About Healthcare In Angola borgenproject.org/healthcare-in-angola/ ~
5 Facts About Hunger In Angola borgenproject.org/5-facts-about-hunger-in-angola/ ~
10 Facts About Living Conditions In Angola borgenproject.org/living-conditions-in-angola/ ~
Water Access In Angola: The Value Of Investment borgenproject.org/water-access-in-angola/ ~
10 Facts About Hunger In Angola borgenproject.org/10-facts-about-hunger-in-angola/ ~
How A Better Healthcare System In Angola Can Help Fight Overpopulation borgenproject.org/how-a-better-healthcare-system-in-angola-can-help-fight-overpopulation/ Hundreds
flee from Angola due to hunger Namibian Broadcasting Corporation nbc, 14 March 2021 www.nbc.na/news/hundreds-flee-angola-due-hunger.42991 [accessed 15 March 2021] Hundreds
of Angolan nationals, especially young men and women, are flocking into
Namibia in search of humanitarian help, following the severe drought being
experienced in the southern part of that country. Angolans
Nampa spoke to at Oshikango on Saturday, claimed
they are leaving their country because there is a crisis of unemployment
among the youth, severe poverty and starvation due to the absence of rain resulting
in an ongoing drought situation. The
group of young men said the situation forces them to sleep in the open under
trees and that they hardly get offered food by anyone. “We
will remain here waiting for those who can offer us any kind of employment
because we will die of hunger if we go back home,” they said. Angolan
bishops warn of deteriorating social situation Catholic News Service CNS, Luanda, 4 March 2021 catholicphilly.com/2021/03/news/world-news/angolan-bishops-warn-of-deteriorating-social-situation/ [accessed 6 March 2021] “Our
country’s social situation continues to worsen, with high levels of poverty, hunger,
unemployment, a sharp loss of purchasing power and the closure of businesses.
The lack of rain has again raised the specter of hunger, so we call on the
authorities to create a contingency plan to help.” It said
the Angolan population had also been severely affected by a drop in oil
prices and a crisis in goods and services, while efforts to control COVID-19
had been hampered by the “scarcity of professionals, medicines and adequate
equipment.” The
World Bank in Angola www.worldbank.org/en/country/angola/overview [accessed 15 April 2021] The
World Bank Group supports Angola’s efforts to reduce poverty and promote
economic growth by working with the government, development partners and
civil society. Looking
back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Africa/Angola-ECONOMY.html [accessed 13 December 2020] Angola
is a potentially rich country of abundant natural resources, a
surplus-producing agricultural sector and a sizable manufacturing potential.
This promise has remained unfulfilled due to the effects of the war for
independence and a 27-year-long civil war that only ended in April 2002 when
the army signed a peace agreement with the UNITA rebels. The
civil war resulted in famine conditions in many parts of Angola, especially
during the 1990s. Although the civil war ended in 2002, farmers have been
reluctant to return to their farms, and the country is littered with land
mines. As such, food must be imported. All
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