Ordinary citizens live on two dollars a day

Lagos - Nigeria and Angola are the largest African oil producers, although the people of these countries live in a poverty. Rooted corruption is one of the reasons that the oil revenues of "malt" ruling only sets and not ordinary citizens in both countries, while the number of ratings of military groups contribute to instability and threaten the world oil supply.


Ovonedeljna American state sekretarke Hilary Clinton Angola and Nigeria pointed out how important America is to turn African sources of oil in the moment while trying to reduce their need for oil from the Middle East. Clinton emphasized the need for greater accountability and transparency, and angolsku appealed to the government of President Jose Eduard dos Santos, who is in power since 1979, to adopt a new constitution, investigate allegations of abuses of human rights and holds the promise to call presidential elections. High Clinton advisor for Africa indicates that the connection with Nigeria essential for U.S. relations with the continent, primarily developed for the oil industry, which supplies the country and the American market. "Nigeria is without doubt the most important country podsaharske Africa," says John Carson, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Africa.

Last year, America is 1:05 million bare imported oil from Nigeria, almost as much as from Saudi Arabia, which the state of Western Africa, the fifth largest source of oil. Angola in the south of the continent, was sixth with 468,000 bare. According to data from June, Angola and Niger the prestige become the largest producer of oil on the African continent.

On the other hand, the huge oil reserves are a curse than a blessing for ordinary Nigerijce and Angolce. Analysts emphasize that petrodollar allow the leaders of these countries to ogluše on the side of criticism, in contrast to the neighboring countries that rely and live from the inflow of foreign tourists and aid.

Global vitnes, the London group, said that some shareholders of private companies that have authorized the state oil company of Angola to participate in the competition for you profitable contracts, have the same names as well as high current and former officials the country, including the president of state oil company. "Despite the widely feeling that corruption at all levels of government endemična, it is not launched any investigation or charges raised against a government official," the State Department report this year.

More than two-thirds of the 12 million Angolaca and more than four fifths of the 150 million Nigerijaca live on two dollars a day less. Many feel the lack of power. "They did not care for the little man," says Sam Olufemi, a phone card.

On the other hand, Angola was affected unrest in Kabindi, the region where oil is produced. Group for the Protection of Human Rights accuse the army of numerous crimes and claim that government officials proneverili millions of dollars of oil revenues. Thousands of people were killed this year in nigerijskoj oil rich Delta, where the army fighting with the various criminal gang, and often are the bombings of the oil facilities and kidnappings of foreigners.