Africa’s fastest-growing economy is fuelled by an oil boom, but only the elite are really benefiting.
Angola’s 27-year civil war finally ended in 2002, but in six years of peace and growth, there has been little progress for the country’s poor.
This week, as Angola goes to the polls for the first time since the ceasefire, we take a look at Christian Aid partners’ struggle to make sure that Angola’s wealth benefits all Angola’s citizens.
Five-year-old Jaeli is lucky to be alive after falling seriously ill with malaria. Her mother was able to treat her thanks to training she received from Christian Aid partner IECA. Although Angola is now classified as a middle-income country, a quarter of Angolan children die before their fifth birthday. This gives Angola the worst wealth-to-survival ratio in the world.