Angola’s oil rich province to get special status

Angolan Prime Minister Fernando da Piedade has said that Cabinda province would be granted a special status as part of negotiations to end secessionist fighting in the oil-rich area.

“The situation in Cabinda compels the government to adopt measures including the creation of a special status for the province,” Da Piedade told parliament.

..Sub-Saharan Africa’s second largest oil producer after Nigeria, Angola is emerging from a 27-year war that ended in 2002, claiming 500,000 lives and devastating the economy.

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