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Angola
Internet Usage and Marketing Report


Angola is located in Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Angola has begun to enjoy the fruits of peace since a 27-year civil war that ended in 2002. Angola is the second largest producer of oil in sub-Saharan Africa, and the recent rise of oil prices has led to continuous GDP growth of around 20% for the past three years.



Internet Usage Statistics:
8,980,670 Internet users as of June/2021, 26.5% of the population, according to IWS.

Facebook Users in Angola:
2,604,000 as of June 30, 2021, according to Facebook.

Latest Population Estimate:
33,933,610 population for 2021, according to Census Bureau.

Gross National Income:
GDP per capita is US$ 1,895.8 (2020) according to the World Bank.

Country Area:
1,246,700 sq km

Angola Internet Usage and Population Growth:

YEAR

Users

Population

% Pen.

Usage Source

2000

30,000

12,682,502

0.2 %

IWS

2005

172,000

13,313,553

1.3 %

ITU

2008

498,000

12,531,357

4.0 %

ITU

2009

550,000

12,799,293

4.3 %

ITU

2010

607,400

13,068,161

4.6 %

ITU

2014

3,645,828

19,088,106

19.1 %

IWS

2015

5,102,592

19,625,353

26.0 %

IWS

2016

5,951,453

20,172,332

29.5 %

IWS

2017

5,951,453

26,655,513

22.3 %

IWS

2019

7,078,067

31,787,566

22.3 %

IWS

2020

8,980,670

33,933,610

26.5 %

IWS





Angola Search Engines and Directories:


Colossus
Angola Directories.

DMOZ ANGOLA DIRECTORY
Angola Regional Directory

Angola Country Information
Angola data from the CIA World Factbook

Angola Country Profile
Angola data from the BBC News

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Angola Internet and Telecommunications


June 30, 2021


Angola is the second largest producer of oil in sub-Saharan Africa, and the recent rise of oil prices has led to continuous GDP growth of around 20% for the past three years. With peace restored in 2002 after decades of civil war, foreign investment has multiplied and the mobile market has soared. Competition was also introduced in the underdeveloped fixed-line market and several 3G wireless technologies and WiMAX networks are being rolled out.


Angola Telecommunications Market Overview and Statistics
Angola Telecom is going through a restructuring process with the help of international consultants, which is seen as a step towards greater liberalisation of Angola's telecom market, improved efficiency of the national telco and its eventual privatisation.


Angola Political Background

Having gained their country’s independence from Portugal in 1975, Angola’s guerrilla groups vied for its control. The Communist-backed MPLA won the upper hand and in 1979 José Eduardo dos Santos, its leader, became Angola’s president. This led America and South Africa to back and arm UNITA, a rival guerrilla group led by Jonas Savimbi, in a destructive civil war. The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 saw the MPLA drop Marxism in favour of social democracy and gain American support. A peace deal with UNITA and free elections followed, but Mr Savimbi rejected the results and resumed his guerrilla war in 1992. In 1996 a power-sharing deal monitored by UN peacekeepers collapsed and full-scale fighting resumed in 1998.

In February 2002 government troops killed Mr Savimbi, precipitating the end to a war which has ruined Angola and starved its people. With UN help, UNITA soldiers were re-integrating into society. Foreign investment is meanwhile aiding reconstruction. Angola’s bountiful oil fields and diamond mines provide powerful motives for interest in this country.


Further reading on Angola and Africa Telecommunications:

Angola Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Get the latest information about Angola from the largest
global telecommunications research site on the Web.

Angola Official Website
News and links for Angola.

Angola Country Profile
Angola Wikipedia review.

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