Angola Obstacles

When many people think of Africa what might come to their minds? Perhaps, poverty, AIDS, lack of resources, and many more issues. Although, the region has dealt with challenges in the past just like many other countries have and still are in a constant feud with many more obstacles, it is important to understand how Africa has become the region that it is today. In this paper I will discuss some of the roadblocks countries in Africa faced as they emerged from colonialism and some of the more recent successes and challenges in the country. First I will address some of the obstacles that Angola faced as they emerged from colonialism. In Angola there was a war between the MPLA, FNLA, and UNITA. According to Kapuscinski, “ in Angola there were several political parties armed to the teeth doing battle with one another, and each of these parties wanted to take power at any price; most often, at the price of their brothers’ blood” (Introduction N.P). Kapuscinski goes on to say the war these parties executed among themselves were sloppy and brutal (Introduction N.P). “Everyone was everyone’s foe, and no one was sure who would meet death (Kapuscinski, N.P). In a sense Angola was in a state of emergency. …show more content…
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