Angola

May 2007 | Ratings Update

While the battle axes have been buried, the tension between the ruling MPLA and the main opposition party UNITA is still tangible. Indeed, while we deem the probability of a return to violence relatively low, a failure to make headway on the election preparations - as illustrated by reports of still poor voter registration - could prove a source of instability. And, dissatisfaction among the predominantly poor populace about the weak trickle down effect of the country's oil-induced economic expansion, evidenced in dilating income inequalities, makes for political tinder.

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