Africa: All of Africa Today – November 12, 2025

Angola Marks 50 Years of Independence

Angola celebrated 50 years of independence from Portugal on 11 November 2025. In a country where the majority of the population was born after the civil war, celebrating freedom raises a question: What is freedom when peace has not brought prosperity? Despite its oil, gas, and diamond resources, the nation ranked 148th on the UN Human Development Index after the end of its civil war in 2001. Despite President Lourenço’s efforts to move beyond…