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The Business of African Football: Angola

January 2010
• The country is believed to have spent more than $1bn on preparations to host the Africa Cup of Nations

• This is the second in a series on the business of football in Africa

The Business of African Football

December 2009: South Africa can take heart from Germany’s experience in 2006

Ghana

December 2009: Public finances need stabilisers

Kenya

October 2009: Destruction in the Mau forest is precipitating environmental crisis

Working in Africa

September 2009: Technology a significant factor behind improved living conditions

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Rwanda

September 2009: Dispute over aid has confused backers who supply half the national budget

Nigeria

July 2009: Elites that profit from the status quo seem as entrenched as ever, while the Lagos State governor has generated excitement by simply turning up for work and delivering

South Africa

July 2009: The change of power brought optimism but election promises must now be fulfilled

Combating Malaria

April 2009: Climate change could lead to the Andes becoming a hotspot

Multimedia

Video: Oil theft in Nigeria

Former presidential adviser, Dr Dele Cole, calls on politicians to end the violence

Audio slideshow: Tanzania

A portrait of rural life in the small community of Bulongwa

Video: A new aspect of hunger

In parts of Africa, high prices are hitting the urban poor more than rural farmers