Angola's first new president in decades has a big job ahead of him: He inherits a nation mired in recession, plagued with corruption, and home to some of the worst income inequality seen anywhere in the world. Worse still, the falling price of oil — the nation's main cash cow — means that president-elect Joao Lourenco has limited means to dig his nation out of this difficult situation.
He also starts this historic epoch in Angolan history with a credibility issue, after four of the five opposition parties challenged the official results... Читать дальше...