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Cristina Udelsmann Rodrigues, Senior Researcher, The Nordic Africa Institute

Angola's MPLA has been in power for nearly 50 years. The big challenges they must fix

Angolan girls in front of a patriotic slogan on a wall. Photo by Eric Lafforgue/Art In All Of Us/Corbis via Getty Images

Angolan president João Lourenço, who has been returned to power with a greatly reduced majority, faces the challenging task of turning around the economy and improving the living conditions of the majority, particularly young people.

The Angolan economy has been in bad shape since 2014 when oil prices declined. Oil looms large over the economy, accounting for more than 90% of exports, 56% of government revenues and almost 35% of overall economic output.

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