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Angola: Governments
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Angola's motto is Virtus Unita Fortior, a Latin phrase meaning "Virtue is stronger when united." The executive branch of the government is composed of the President, the Prime Minister (currently Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos) and Council of Ministers. Currently, political power is concentrated in the Presidency. The Council of Ministers, composed of all government ministers and vice ministers, meets regularly to discuss policy issues. Governors of the 18 provinces are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the president. The Constitutional Law of 1992 establishes the broad outlines of government structure and delineates the rights and duties of citizens.
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Angola is the second-largest oil producer in sub-Saharan Africa, yet its people are among the continent's poorest. The corruption of the Dos Santos government bears much of the blame. According to the International Monetary Fund, more than $4 billion in oil receipts have disappeared from Angola's treasury in the last six years.
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While being a Troika member in the Angolan peace process, Russia is ... a longstanding supplier of weapons to Angola. Angola has a $6 billion debt to Russia, mostly for weapons supplied in the 1980s. In the 1990s, Russia has continued to enjoy the same distinction as the former Soviet Union of the largest arms supplier to Angola. There appears to have been no let-up in Russia's eagerness to sell weapons to Angola, although unlike in the 1980s new deals are no longer done on a credit basis and there have been long delays between purchase and delivery because of payment difficulties. The Russian government appears to have continued its predecessor's dual strategy of the late 1980s of urging peace when possible while at the same time seeking to supply weapons to a longstanding client.10
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The U.S. Mission in Angola consists of four agencies--the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Department of Defense, and the Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (HHS/CDC). In addition, a variety of federal agencies maintain relationships with the Angolan Government through ongoing projects, including the Federal Aviation Administration, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Commerce, and the Department of Energy. In FY 2005, U.S. Government assistance amounted to roughly $62.8 million.
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Angola has been elected as second vice-president of the African Union Bureau, a political organ tasked with coordinating all the Unions activities from January 2007-08. The election took place in Addis Ababa during the 8th Summit of Heads of State and Government. Sudan, which was vying for the presidency, was elected first vice-president, representing the northern part of the continent. Angola was elected to represent southern Africa, while Mali, as third vice-president, stands for West Africa. [APA, 31/01]
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In August 1988 Angola, South Africa, and Cuba had signed a peace treaty that called for the removal of all South African and Cuban troops from Angola. However, UNITA was not part of the agreement and kept fighting. Although the U.S. government continued to provide aid to UNITA, it increasingly urged Savimbi to seek a diplomatic solution.
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