angola and portugal relations

The Irony: Portugal ‘Humiliated’ About Depending on Wealthier Angola for Support

Angola was once colonized and occupied by Portugal for a period of 400 years, only gaining its independence in 1975. A brutal civil war ensued, which just ended in 2002. In its wake, the oil- and- mineral-rich African nation has seen its economic fortunes expand while its former colonizer struggles with crippling poverty and other…