A JPMorgan index of Angola's bonds is down 9.3% in the last six months, compared with a 12.5% fall for the continent as a whole. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MPLA AND UNITA's POLICIES? Not much.

Angola’s departure leaves OPEC with 27% of the world oil market. More than a decade ago, that number was nearly 35%. Related Topics Tagged as: Angola oil production OPEC ...

WHAT IS AT STAKE FOR INVESTORS? In Africa, only Nigeria produces more oil than Angola, according to OPEC, while Kimberley Process data ranks it as the world's seventh-largest rough diamond producer.

Angola's oil production has fallen for two decades, and it's now leaving OPEC. The move leaves OPEC with 27% of the global oil market.

If nothing happens soon, Angola risks not seeing a single penny of the confiscated funds," Verde added. The lawyer is also surprised why Angola is not pushing for dos Santos' extradition in Dubai.

Angola is made up largely of local African ethnic groups, including Ovimbundu, Ambundu and Bakongo. Angola’s largest city by far is its capital Luanda, with a population of 2.8 million.

A JPMorgan index of Angola's bonds is down 9.3% in the last six months, compared with a 12.5% fall for the continent as a whole. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MPLA AND UNITA's POLICIES? Not much.

For the first time since 1979, the southern African country of Angola has a new president. Of course, Angola is oil-rich, but it is also famously corrupt. And much of its population lives in poverty.

Angola's economy has benefited from the country's huge oil wealth—it is Africa's second-biggest oil producer behind Nigeria, and churned out 1.8 million barrels per day in 2015.

“Angola makes a lot of money out of oil, there is no doubt about this,” he added. “Angola is one of the few countries that can really pay its national budget without any donor funding, which ...

Once again, Angola is a prohibitive underdog. The U.S. is relatively small for an American team, with only Dwight Howard and Chris Bosh over 6 feet 9, but Angola is tiny, with no one over 6-7.