All stories related to Angola
DanChurchAid clears 2km long mine belt in Angola
Nov 08, 2011
Mine clearance teams have removed and detonated almost 1,250 mines
Angola: returnees arrive home to ruined region
Aug 05, 2011
Angola's northern province was devastated by floods late last year. Now thousands of exiled Angolans are being forced to live there.
Angola: seven killed in latest forced evictions
Mar 26, 2010
The latest in a series of brutal, forced evictions in Angola kills seven people, including four children
ACT in Angola
ACT Alliance organisations meet in what we call a Forum to do joint analysis of the national situation, and joint planning.
Link through to Forum page in ACT Groups
Organisations with HQ in Angola
International organisations in Angola
- Economic Justice Network of FOCCISA
- Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission (FELM)
- Lutheran World Federation, The
- Norwegian Church Aid
Organisations funding work in Angola
- Bread for All
- Bread for the World
- Christian Aid
- Church World Service (CWS)
- Church of Sweden
- DanChurchAid
- Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (DKH)
- FinnChurch Aid, FCA
- ICCO
- Kerk In Actie
- United Church of Canada
About Angola
- Population: 18.5 million (UN, 2009)
- Capital: Luanda
- Area: 1.25m sq km (481,354 sq miles)
- Major languages: Portuguese (official), Umbundu, Kimbundu, Kikongo
- Major religion: Christianity, traditional African religions
- Life expectancy: 45 years (men), 49 years (women) (UN)
- Monetary unit: 1 kwanza = 100 lwei
- Main exports: Oil, diamonds, minerals, coffee, fish, timber
- GNI per capita: US $3,450 (World Bank, 2008)