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With the enormous economic development after the end of the Angolan civil war in 2002, German attention for the country then increased again. In 2011, Chancellor Angela Merkel became the first German head of government to visit Angola. The arms deals that were also agreed upon during this visit
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With the economic upswing after the end of the civil war in 2002, economic relations between Angola and Germany also increased significantly. Angola is now Germany's third most important trading partner in sub-Saharan Africa. Critics criticize the lack of attention paid to corruption and the
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With the end of the German colony of German South West Africa in 1915, over 1,400 Germans emigrated to Angola, mostly working as farmers. These Angola Germans lived mainly in the
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broke out in August 1914, Portugal was initially still neutral and only received a declaration of war from Germany in 1916. As early as December 18, 1914, however, the
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was the first German head of state to visit Angola in 2011, and she came there for a second time in February 2020.
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is even virtually unrivaled in the Angolan market for beverage filling equipment, with a 90% share of the market.
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problematic human rights situation in Angola when it comes to the role of German lenders and arms exports.
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The chancellor came to Angola a second time in February 2020, where she spoke with Angolan President
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worth of goods to Angola and in return imported 3 million euros worth of goods from the country.
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Some 20 German companies now have their own subsidiaries in Angola, including
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at the age of 18 and has since been active as a player and coach in Germany.
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about, among other things, the delivery of coast guard boats to the
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occurred in southern Angola, as the culmination of the German
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Angola was Germany's third most important trading partner in
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Index

Map indicating locations of Angola and Germany
Angola
Germany
bilateral relations
Angola
Germany
Berlin
Luanda
sub-Saharan Africa
Portuguese colony
German Empire
German South West Africa
World War I
battle for Naulila
Schutztruppe's
Portuguese West Africa
Benguela region
Angolan Civil War
People's Republic of Angola
German Democratic Republic
Amadeu Antonio Kiowa
neo-Nazis
Eberswalde
João Lourenço
Angolan Armed Forces Navy
José Eduardo dos Santos
GDR
Angela Merkel
Bauer
Bosch

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