Whats in Angolas Future?
(ICG Conflict Resolution Expert assesses Angola’s first year of peace) (910) By Jessica Allen Washington File Staff Writer Washington — What will Angola choose, peace and prosperity or bloody violence and corruption? That was one of the questions posed by John Prendergast, Co-Director of the Africa program for the International Crisis Group (ICG) at a recent meeting assessing the first year of peace in the southern African nation. On April 8 Prendergast delivered a wake up call to diplomats, Africanists, and government officials meeting at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars to discuss Angola’s first year of peace following a 27-year civil war that killed thousands and displaced millions. While Angola “is finally in a position to realize the tremendous potential that its natural wealth makes possible,” Prendergast, a former National Security Council Advisor on Africa, cautioned time is of the essence. He said the Angolan government “must immediately undertake politica
