如欲了解本报道的全文， riental ews 请浏览以下网址 O N www.oriental-news.com Cabinda FACTS Rapid economic growth sparks huge interest in Angola’s oil-rich enclave uThe province of Cabinda no doubt plays a key role in adding wealth to the nation’s coffers uPortuguese colonialists ruled Angola has the potential to be one of Af- Cabinda from 1885 until 1975, rica’s richest, most successful countries. Its when Portugal gave up its 18 provinces boast enormous mineral wealth overseas colonies following a and the country is already the second-biggest left-wing revolution. oil producer on the continent, after Nigeria. Following the peace agreement in 2002 uCabinda covers 7,800 square that ended the 27-year civil war, President José kilometres (3,000 square miles) Eduardo dos Santos and his government have and has a population of 300,000 worked diligently through trying times to find out of Angola’s estimated 16.5 internal solutions that have brought peace to million. the country and promoted its presence at the international level. uThe province was once Those efforts have already made a huge geographically part of Angola difference in the lives of ordinary Angolans. but was separated from it in Gross domestic product has grown rapidly, at 1885 when the Belgian Congo an average pace of more than 15% from 2004 acquired a corridor to the sea to 2007, and more than 10% in 2008, before along the lower Congo River. contracting slightly in 2009 and 2010. Overall growth of 4.8% is expected for 2010 and the uA northern exclave of Angola, economy will expand a further 7.4% in 2011, Cabinda is one of the country’s according to the Economist Intelligence Unit. 18 provinces, separated from the The President’s economic team has also rest of the country by a 25-mile- had great success in fighting inflation, which wide strip of the Democratic disproportionately hurts the poor by reduc- Republic of Congo (formerly ing the value of their already meagre income Zaire). and savings. Price increases plunged from an annual rate of 325% in 2000 to less than Excluding its oil industry, Cabinda is the second largest contributor to Angola’s GDP after Luanda uThe total size of Angola, 15% in 2010. including Cabinda, is slightly One of the government’s signature ef- less than twice the size of Texas. forts has been a national reconstruction pro- in the elections. of the country’s iron mining infrastructure, but mineral wealth lies, with the important excep- would be complete without mentioning Cabin- gramme whose intention is to modernise the The governing party is the Popular Move- the industry has been making a comeback in tion of oil. da. Cabinda is the small, oil-rich part of Angola uCabinda is within 250 miles country’s infrastructure after the war. The goal ment for the Liberation of Angola, or the the past few years. Lunda Norte and Lunda Sul are both that is separated from the rest of Angola by a of four large cities: Luanda, of the projects funded by the programme is MPLA. The group has ruled the country since Diamond production, though greatly re- diamond-mining centres, while Uíge has de- 25-mile-wide strip of the Democratic Republic the Angolan capital; Kinshasa, to rebuild Angola’s biggest and most impor- the end of the armed conflict in 2002, and its duced by the war, has been another success posits of copper and cobalt. Moxico has the of Congo. The province, which is also rich in the capital of the Democratic tant infrastructure assets, with the ultimate efforts have won the strong support of An- story since the end of the conflict. Angola country’s second-biggest timber industry, other natural resources, has undergone a huge Republic of Congo; and, on the objective of improving the quality of life of golans. The party won the national elections is already the world’s sixth-largest diamond after Cabinda, and also contains exploitable change for the better since 2006, when a peace other side of the Congo River, the country’s residents. in September of 2008 with about 80% of the producer, according to Endiama, the state- deposits of copper, gold, diamonds, uranium agreement with a separatist group was signed. Brazzaville, the capital of the The programme has been very successful vote, a huge margin signalling to the rest of owned monopoly. and other substances. Cabinda is Angola’s biggest oil-producing Republic of Congo; and Pointe in spurring the rapid acceleration of economic the world that Angola is a stable democracy, Angola’s 18 provinces offer marvellous Other inland provinces include Kwanza province, with most of that production com- Noire, the republic’s second- growth. When the country gained its inde- dedicated to improving the lives of its citizens. diversity. The seven provinces along the coun- Norte, one of Angola’s richest agricultural ar- ing from offshore wells. Cabinda keeps 10% largest city. pendence from Portugal in 1975, it possessed Most of the economic growth recorded try’s 1,000-mile-long coast on the Atlantic eas, producing corn, peanuts, pineapples, peas, of the oil income generated by the offshore one of Africa’s best and most extensive road in recent years has come from the country’s Ocean range from the lush jungles of Cabinda sweet potatoes and a variety of beans. It is also oilrigs that produce about half of Angola’s uMost Cabindans speak French networks. Rebuilding the country’s transport oil production, which represents about 85% and Zaire provinces in the north to the plains the home to the country’s largest hydroelectric total oil output. That revenue, combined with rather than Portuguese, the arteries is now a priority because of their of GDP. The government is aware of the and deserts that predominate in the southern station at the dam at Cambambe, which sup- wise governance on the part of the leaders in dominant language of Angola, as importance to moving construction materials country’s dependence on oil, and the need province of Namibe. Bengo, Benguela and plies power to local residents and businesses. Luanda, Angola’s capital, and in Cabinda City, well as the indigenous language for other projects around the countryside. for a more varied economy to spur new job Kwanza Sul are known for their beautiful Huambo and Bie provinces have excel- is reshaping the province. Cabindes. There are other projects that will help creation, and has been working to promote beaches, with Bengo closest to the Luanda lent hydroelectric potential because of the Angola has made great progress under the Angolans even more directly. One of the other industries, including tourism, mining capital district. numerous rivers that cross them, while Huila governance of President dos Santos, and has uRevenues from the region’s government’s most ambitious programmes and agriculture. The inland provinces also boast beauty, province has great tourist potential. Huila’s already begun to play a bigger part in interna- vast oil reserves have helped aims to build one million new houses around Before the civil war that began in 1975, for example in the dense rain forests of Uíge, picturesque tablelands, small mountains, val- tional affairs. As football fans already know, Angola to become sub-Saharan the country by 2012, for about $50 billion. following the country’s independence from along the Congo border, and Cuando Cu- leys and rushing streams and rivers provide Angola hosted the CAN2010 African football Africa’s third biggest economy Angolans have taken note of all these efforts Portugal, Angola was an iron ore exporter and bango, with its abundant wildlife. They’re also many sites that visitors might like to see. championship tournament this year, which after South Africa and Nigeria. and shown their support for the government a diamond producer. The war destroyed most where much of the country’s under-exploited No discussion of Angola’s provinces was won by Egypt on January 31 in Luanda. uThe size of Cabinda’s petroleum deposits has earned it the nickname of ‘the Kuwait New administration Reform of Africa’ uMoves are under way to diversify the economy and invest Cabinda’s governor Living a new period of in a variety of sectors such as agriculture

uThe region produces to maintain the stability and prosperity hardwoods, coffee, cacao, crude rubber, and palm oil products.

uHealth care and education are at the province’s progress forefront as a stable economy and govern- groups that laid down their arms with the ment emerge signing of the peace agreement. Reintegration was a main promise made Contents uThe new governor has taken up the The provincial governor’s goal is After the long, post-independence period by the central government to the separatists, banner of his predecessor’s reforms always to offer the region’s residents the of civil strife in Cabinda and the rest of along with promising Cabinda certain special Finance 02 best, most efficient public services pos- Angola, the government is serious about its rights and guaranteeing Cabindans positions Cabinda’s provincial governor, Mawete sible. Mr Baptista has told Cabindans responsibility to provide its citizens with the in the President’s cabinet. Foreign investment 02 João Baptista, has been on the job since that he plans to oversee the operation necessities of life, including political, social To date the central government has Oil and gas 03 November, 2009, and has spent the time of public companies more closely, to and economic stability, health care, educa- been diligent about fulfilling its responsi- since he moved into the position getting make sure they’re managed correctly tion, and the opportunity to earn a living. bilities under the MOU. The government Infrastructure 04 to know the region, its local leaders, and and for the benefit of the people of Cabinda has now enjoyed more than has budgeted funds to carry out two of the Economic diversification 05 the problems that need to be dealt with the province. four years of relative peace following the most important tasks remaining, which are to continue the work of improving the As part of his intention to make the signing of the Memorandum of Understand- helping fighters from the Front for the Lib- Industrial development 05 lives of the province’s residents. provincial government more responsive ing (MOU) on August 1, 2006 by the gov- eration of the Enclave of Cabinda return to 06 Mr Baptista has recently held meet- to local needs and events, Mr Baptista ernment and the group representing the civilian life, and helping refugees still living Health & education ings with local chieftains, the leaders of was quick to promise support to the separatists, the Cabinda Forum for Dialogue. Projects to feed, clothe and equip in nearby countries return to the province. Tourism 07 a provincial banking group and other victims of March’s torrential rains that That agreement marked the beginning schoolchildren are now under way A programme to help fighters handi- regional organisations. destroyed 65 homes in the Cabindan of a new era for the province, in which its capped by the war find jobs has been success- In February the provincial governor town of Caio Litoral. considerable mineral wealth is now being ful, buying taxis that are shared by various started a policy of meeting with citi- Mr Baptista brings a great deal of used to improve the lives of the region’s established mobile health clinics that go from former fighters, and supplying others with zens and civil servants every Tuesday experience to his posting. He was gov- people. In the time since the agreement school to school, giving kids check-ups. industrial equipment they can use to start in order to learn about and help solve ernor of Uíge province immediately was signed, Cabinda has made great strides There have been polio vaccine cam- up their own businesses. 如需了解更多有关科特迪瓦的 the problems facing Cabindans and the before taking the same job in Cabinda, in that direction, but more must be done paigns, and children receive medicines to Of course, the government’s pro- 资讯，敬请联系： Oriental News Ltd. regional government. and before that he was Angola’s ambas- and Cabindans need to do their part with a protect them against parasites and other grammes to improve the wellbeing of Cabi- Mr Baptista’s government has iden- sador to the Democratic Republic of feeling of solidarity. ailments. Making sure they have healthy nda’s population extends far beyond build- 地址： tified several priorities, and has placed Congo (DRC) for ten years. Cabinda The welfare of the people has been the teeth has been the focus of another pro- ing schools and clinics. Building up the Berkeley Square House, improving the province’s healthcare is surrounded on three sides by DRC, government’s priority since the start, and gramme that provides every child with a province’s transportation and sanitation Berkeley Square, London, system right at the top of the list. so his knowledge of the neighbouring it has demonstrated that focus for years. dental hygiene kit. infrastructure also helps to foment stability W1J 6BD “We’re going to open hospitals and country can be particularly useful to Cabinda’s children have especially benefited Cabinda’s adults have been in need of in the region. 电话: (0044) 020 7887 6405 medical clinics to treat malaria, tuber- the province. from these efforts, as new schools have been help too, and the government has not forgot- It also establishes the necessary ingredi- 传真: (0044) 020 7887 6001 culosis, diarrhoea and other illnesses, Baptista’s ethnic background, from built all around the province. ten them. Adult schooling has been funded ents for the provincial government’s biggest and provide women with acceptable the Bacongo group that is present in Students every year are given uniforms to educate people who were unable to go to goal: to transform Cabinda over the next 联系人: conditions at maternity wards around Cabinda, should help the governor gain and school supplies, and every day they’re school as children because of the civil con- four to ten years into a province of great Anne-Gaelle Claudon 和 the region,” Mr Baptista said during a the sympathy of many of the province’s given a nutritious snack. Ensuring their health flict. A special effort is being made to help economic importance, integrally strategic Jeremie Godreche speech in February. residents. is a major goal as well, and the province has reintegrate the fighters from the separatist for Angola beyond oil. OOrientalriental NNewsews 科特迪瓦Cabinda

Progress Secretary of State Peace heralds a new era of growth Clinton gives uPeace has been achieved in the Angolan “For the people of Cabinda, this province, bringing with it new economic Memorandum of Understanding is more growth and FDI than just a document on peace and rec- Angola a onciliation,” the White House said in a statement released at the time of the grade ‘A’ Angola’s history since gaining indepen- signing. “It is the promise of economic dence from Portugal in 1975 has largely development and increased political been about civil wars and separatist move- influence.” for all of ments. After the two main groups that had The U.S. has since then been actively been fighting signed a peace agreement in contributing to development in Cabinda. 2002, the country has had the opportunity USAID has agreed to continue funding its efforts to move forward and rebuild the damage a non-governmental organisation called done by the conflict. Search for Common Ground that is help- uAngolan Ambassador Josefina Pitra President José Eduardo dos Santos ing to reduce conflict in the province while Diakite speaks about her country’s progress and his government have worked non-stop also improving infrastructure. and bilateral relations with the U.S. to improve the lives of Angolans since the USAID agreed to increase its funding peace agreement was signed on April 4, of the group to $600,000, from $490,000 What are your views on Angola’s growth 2002. Even with the signing of that agree- in the previous two years, after judging prospects for this year and next? ment, however, the central government that the NGO had managed the original I think the crisis that the oil sector faced, still had one-armed conflict to settle, in funds satisfactorily. between the reduction of its prices in the the oil-rich Cabinda province. Search for Common Ground holds international arena and the global economic When the peace agreement between seminars and other meetings intended to crisis, in a way helped the Angolan govern- the Angolan central government and the help people find peaceful ways to resolve ment in terms of thinking to engage in the Cabindan separatists was finally signed conflicts, and has also participated in fund- diversification of its economy as well as the in 2006, it opened the door for foreign ing the construction of a 25,000-litre water recovery and modernisation of infrastructure. companies to come to the province and tank in the Cabindan village of Mandarin, Infrastructure has recovered, in terms of con- seek out potentially lucrative investments. and in improving local roads. struction, rehabilitation of roads, education, President dos Santos sent a hand- “This agreement we’re signing today agriculture, health care and housing. picked team to negotiate the peace pact, to support Search for Common Ground’s The government pledged to build one and it took them two years to reach an programme is also an opportunity to com- million new homes between 2009 and 2012. agreement with the leaders of the separat- memorate our mutual commitment for Also, the diversification that is happening is ist group. The province is already reaping the development of Cabinda,” said Susan not limited only to Luanda, or even the main the benefits of the newfound stability. Brems, the then-director of USAID, dur- towns like Benguela, Cabinda and Huambo The U.S. has long had commercial ing the signing. or Huíla; infrastructure is being improved relations with Angola, based initially on USAID is also working with other everywhere. interest in the African country’s abundant groups, including Chevron and its partners Cabindans now enjoy pleasant public areas thanks to public works projects oil and gas resources, but more recently in the Block Zero oil field, to help improve What is your outlook on U.S.-Angola on the desire to help spread peace and the lives of Cabindans. The oil companies companies as much as possible,” says plan, budget, implement and oversee local goal, and that work will continue under relations under the Obama-Biden ad- development across the continent. working on the block agreed to contribute Alan Kleier, general director of Chevron’s development programmes. President Barack Obama, according to ministration? American oil companies began their $3 million, and USAID $1 million, to a unit in Angola. “Companies here have An interesting project started in 2006, U.S. Ambassador Dan Mozena. Bilateral relations are very good at this operations in Angola while it was still a project to promote commercial agriculture. benefited in that way.” and funded by Chevron through the Cabi- Angola, and in particular, Cabinda, are point and have developed even faster than Portuguese colony, and that involvement The money is being used to train USAID and several partners also par- nda Agribusiness Development Alliance the sites of some of the biggest investments we’d expected. continued after independence in 1975 and farmers to improve productivity and ticipate in the Municipal Development (CADA), is helping to start up a local in oil made by U.S. companies abroad, and Our Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. dos during the civil conflict that wracked the quality, and to help set up warehousing Programme, which is intended to promote honey-producing industry. As part of the the new administration will want to work Anjos made an official visit to the U.S. and country in the following decades. and distribution infrastructure. The pro- participation in government and to make programme, CADA has brought in experts to expand investments into other economic Secretary Clinton expressed that the U.S. The 2006 Memorandum of Under- gramme is expected to create 5,000 new local governments more efficient as they to train beekeepers and teach them how sectors, the ambassador explains. wants to be a part of Angola’s rehabilitation, standing signed by the Cabindan separat- jobs spread across 1,000 farms. The goal work to meet citizens’ needs. to build and maintain hives. Angola can also play a larger role reconstruction and the building of the ‘New ist forces and Angola’s central government is for at least some of the extra food pro- The programme operates in several All of these efforts to help Angola are in the rest of Africa, Mr Mozena says. It Angola’. In August 2009, Secretary Clinton finally brought an end to the conflict in duced to be sold to Chevron’s Malongo Angolan provinces, and was first launched part of the U.S.’s desire to improve rela- has one of the continent’s biggest and visited Angola first on her African trip; not the province, an advance the U.S. strongly oil terminal, located onshore in Cabinda. in the country in the province of Cabinda, tions with this key African country. During most professional armies, and so has because it starts with an ‘A’, she said, but supported, calling it a “significant step” “Chevron is determined to increase with funding of more than $8 million to the administration of George W. Bush, the ability to play an important part in because Angola is getting an ‘A’ in everything towards peace. its purchase of supplies from Angolan improve local administrators’ ability to the U.S. worked consistently toward that peacekeeping tasks in various conflicts. it is doing.

Finance FDI Cabinda capitalises on the Foreign investment pours nation’s banking boom into the ‘Kuwait of Africa’ uForeign and domestic banks are increasing of many supplies have been slowing some Cabinda is also benefiting from the in- uCabinda has long had an interna- their presence in Cabinda projects down. creased interest on the part of banks in expand- tional presence on and off her shores One example is brick-making business ing within the country. The number of banks Angola’s banks are getting more and more EMPEBAT – Empresa Exploradora de Burgau, with branches in the province is growing, with Cabinda is open for business and look- involved in financing the country’s expansion, Areia e Terra. EMPEBAT borrowed $2 million Banco de Poupança e Crédito (BPC), Banco de ing for investors. The region boasts according to a study published by consulting to buy equipment to increase output and help Comércio e Indústria (BCI), Banco Africano de abundant natural resources that can group KPMG Angola. supply materials for the construction of new Investimentos (BAI), Banco de Fomento de contribute to Cabinda’s economic The Angolan government realised long housing in the province. Angola (BFA), Banco Totta de Angola (BTA), growth and companies’ bottom lines. ago the country’s private banking system would Another way that Angola’s government Banco Internacional de Crédito (BIC), Banco Despite Cabinda’s many other need some help to finance growth. The Banco has played a key part in the growth of both Sol, Banco Espírito Santo Angola and Banco resources, petroleum has long been de Desenvolvimento de Angola, or BDA, was the banking sector and the economy itself has Millennium already there. the focus of foreign investment in the set up in 2006 by the government to “accelerate been by pursuing macroeconomic stability Angola’s banks have risen close to the top province, and that will remain the case the balanced and sustainable development of and reforming the country’s banking regula- of the rankings for African financial institutions, for years to come. Angola is after all Angola, by providing for the creation of employ- tions. That way the government has created according to a report by the BNET Business Africa’s second-biggest oil producer, ment and income, the modernisation of social the conditions necessary for the expansion to Network. Angolan banks were three of the after Nigeria and ahead of Libya, and and economic structures and the increase of begin and to continue, all of which is benefiting top 10 banks on the BNET website’s Top 25 Cabinda has long been the most impor- competitiveness in the country.” regular Angolans. African Banks ranking, accompanied on the tant region for the country’s petroleum The BDA has been very active in Cabi- The gains from the growth are already be- list by seven South African lenders. industry. nda, particularly in financing the expansion ing returned to the economy by private banks BFA was the highest ranked, at number Currently, the bulk of the region’s of businesses that make construction sup- in growing proportions. In 2007, banks chan- seven, followed by BAI in the eighth position, oil production comes from offshore plies. Demand for such supplies is strong be- nelled 75% of deposits back into the economy while BPC came in at number ten. All these platforms, in the areas known as Block cause the many infrastructure projects have in the form of credits, way up from 2006, when banks are growing rapidly as they benefit from Zero and Block 14. Block Zero is one caused a boom in construction, and shortages just 43% of deposits were turned into credit. Angola’s strong economy, BNET reported. of the country’s most productive areas, pumping about 370,000 barrels per day in 2007. Tombua Landana, an ambitious project which includes the construc- tion of one of the tallest structures on the planet, produced its first oil in September of last year and is expected to reach peak production of 100,000 barrels of oil next year. At 474 metres (1,554 feet), most of help fund the construction of a maritime prompted some analysts to dub the re- the oilrig is submerged. The deepwa- water testing facility. The local gov- gion the ‘Kuwait of Africa.’ ter drilling rig is taller than the Sears ernment and the Fishing Ministry are One field, called Massambala-1, was Tower in Chicago and dwarfs the Eiffel also contributing to the project, which estimated last year to contain 170 million Tower. will carry out biological, chemical and barrels of oil, more than five times the The total investment in the project heavy metal testing of the seawater in amount originally thought. Roc Oil of will be more than $3.8 billion, which the region. Australia, with a 60% stake in the Cabi- will include more than $272 million For decades, most of the oil pro- nda South block where Massambala-1 is of local content spending. The project duced in Cabinda came from offshore located, has already begun exploration maximises the use of Angolan engineer- wells because of security concerns that in other areas of the province. ing, procurement, construction and prevented investors from exploring on- Cabinda’s, and Angola’s, oil wealth installation capabilities. Non-Angolan shore areas. Now that peace has come to has attracted investors from all around companies that won contracts as part Angola, more is being spent to identify the world. Chinese companies are also of the project include Daewoo Ship- promising areas and to develop any in- very interested in the area, and have long building & Marine Engineering Co. teresting discoveries. been present all around the country. and Vetco Gray of the U.K., a supplier Estimates of the onshore reserves Earlier this year, China Petroleum of equipment and services for onshore in Cabinda vary, but experts are very and Chemical (Sinopec) signed an agree- and offshore drilling. optimistic that the region contains large ment with Sonangol to buy a stake in As part of its investment in Cabi- reserves, possibly even larger than the Angola Block 18, a deepwater well that With peace has come increased economic stability in Cabinda nda, Chevron is spending $2 million to proven deposits offshore. That has has been in operation since 2007. OOrientalriental NNewsews 科特迪瓦Cabinda

Jobs & enterprise Training the nation’s petroleum industry

uCompanies look to maintain the spirit of Angola in their oil and gas operations

As a country with vast petroleum resources, Angola has a tremendous opportunity to use the funds generated from oil to develop the country, providing its citizens with the political and economic stability they deserve. The previous administration took many Almost all of Cabinda’s oil production comes from its offshore wells and prospectors have now started scouring the province for onshore deposits in the resource-rich region steps to make sure that Angola gets as much of the benefit as possible from its oil wealth. One of the most important ways the Oil production government has ensured Angola, and Cabi- nda, hold on to a big part of the revenue generated by their oil is to have Sonangol, the state-owned company founded in 1976 to manage the country’s hydrocarbon resource Greater activity and more participants explorations, take important stakes in all the oil blocks that are open for exploration and development. Since its founding, Sonangol has taken as demand pushes up production a great interest in training Angolans to work in the oil industry so that as much of the employment created by the sector as uFrom oil processing to construction, Cabinda’s offshore rels of oil. It’s the country’s biggest foreign terest in the Cabinda South block, last year ron, its partners, and the local and national possible will go to the country’s citizens. global companies are setting up shop in oil-industry employer, with about 2,700 agreed to farm out a 45% stake to Pluspetrol governments, are adding to the amount of To that end, the company has sent workers Cabinda thanks to its tax incentives and wells are respon- Angolans on the staff, or about 87% of the Angola Corp., a Houston, Texas-based com- money invested in Cabinda each year. abroad for training and help set up the cur- work force local company’s total workforce. Angolans pany, which then took over as operator. ROC That inflow means more direct jobs for ricula of technical schools that have opened sible for a large part make up 75% of Chevron’s professional and then farmed out another 5% stake to Cuba Angolans and Cabindans who are hired to in Angola. The rapid economic growth in the past supervisory staff in the country. Petroleo, leaving the Aussie company with a build the structures needed to explore and Chevron Corp. of the U.S. and So- decade in countries such as China, India of the 1.85 million While Chevron has been present in 10% interest in the block. produce oil, and for the people who benefit nangol are the two biggest oil companies and Brazil has led to an ever-increasing Angola for decades, the arrival of stability in The entire block is located within 31 from the spending that will result from more operating in Angola, and both have been demand for more energy, which in turn bpd that Angola the country with the signing of the 2002 and miles of Chevron’s Malongo terminal, which locals having more money in their pockets. diligent in promoting the development of has spurred more and more investment in 2006 peace pacts has attracted more foreign will make it easier to export its oil once pro- So even as big multinational corpora- the local oil industry and training local staff the exploration for new oil deposits, and produces companies to the area to seek out promising duction starts. tions such as Chevron, Total and Pluspetrol as much as possible. in finding more efficient ways to exploit new deposits. Cabinda’s people stand to gain from the gain from Cabinda’s abundant petroleum Chevron has been very successful in this currently developed deposits. Almost all of the oil produced in Cabi- increase in onshore exploration, as well as resources, Cabinda’s residents will also directly endeavour. Angolans represent about 87% Angola, and Cabinda, have welcomed billion oil production platform within Block nda comes from its offshore wells. That from the production offshore, as programmes gain from the new jobs created by the projects, of the local company’s workforce, and 75% this flow of investment into the oil industry, 14 that included the construction of one production represents approximately half of to hire more workers from the region benefit and indirectly from the money that will flow into of professional and supervisory staff in the and are doing all they can to encourage of the tallest man-made structures on the Angola’s total oil output of about 1.85 million the province’s economy, and as the decline of government coffers. country are Angolans as well. more. Many different companies, including planet, started production in September barrels per day, and has helped make the civil strife permits expatriate workers to mix Chevron, Total, ENI, Pluspetrol Interna- of last year and is expected to reach peak country one of Africa’s top three oil produc- with the locals and further add to growth. tional, ROC, and Angola’s state-owned production of 100,000 barrels of oil per ers. After the 2006 agreement with Cabindan Chevron has long been active in helping Sonangol are eager to take up the challenge day in 2011. separatist movements, oil prospectors have the community in Cabinda and the rest of Offshore and find more oil. In July 2009, Chevron announced that started scouring the province for onshore Angola in many ways, not just by providing Cabinda’s local government keeps 10% the company and its partners had started deposits that can be exploited. thousands of well-paid jobs, but also by help- of the income from local production to help crude production ahead of schedule at the The Lower Congo Basin, where Cabinda ing reduce poverty and spur economic growth fund its own projects, with the remain- Mafumeira Norte project, within Block Zero. is located, has long been known to be rich in other ways as well. Innovative der going to the central government. That The project is expected to reach its maximum in petroleum resources, and the prospecting The Angola Partnership initiative, a co- means that the more oil that companies production of 30,000 barrels of crude and carried out so far has shown the onshore operative effort launched in 2002 to promote can extract and export, the better for An- 30 million cubic feet of natural gas per day area to have great potential for development. peace and stability and improve the country’s golans and Cabindans, who benefit from some time next year. ROC Oil of Australia began exploration education and health care infrastructure, extraction projects programmes to build up the infrastructure Chevron also continues to prospect for in the Cabinda South block in 2005, and its set up a micro lending bank in 2004, called and improve the health and education of new fields to develop in Cabinda’s offshore efforts have already been greatly rewarded. NovoBanco. the province’s population. blocks. In August of last year the U.S. oil One field, known as Massambala-1, was Since opening, NovoBanco has granted uNew technologies are revolutionising the Chevron Corp. of the U.S. is the biggest company announced that it had made an- estimated in 2008 to contain 170 million bar- more than $27 million of loans to more than drilling process foreign oil producer operating in Cabinda. other successful discovery in Block Zero, rels of oil, more than five times the amount 5,500 micro and small enterprises. Another Its local unit, Cabinda Gulf Oil Company, which Chevron co-owns with Sonangol originally thought. part of the initiative has provided seeds, tools Oil companies are constantly seeking newer or CABGOC, has a 31% share in Block 14 (41%), France’s Total (10%) and Italian oil ROC, through its wholly owned subsid- and food to approximately two million people and more cost-effective ways to extract oil production and a 39% stake in Block Zero. company ENI (9.8%). iary Lacula Oil Company Ltd., announced spread across six provinces. and other petroleum products from the The two blocks currently produce the bulk Much of the oil already produced in in November of last year that it had started Chevron expects to invest an additional earth. The constantly growing demand of Cabinda’s oil. Cabinda is exported through Chevron’s drilling exploration wells in the Castanha-1 $2.5 million each year through 2012 in pro- for energy products means that drillers Production from Block 14, one of Cabi- Malongo terminal, a largely self-sufficient and Coco-1 fields. Castanha-1 was the first grammes that are intended to help make local have to be ready to go to some of the most nda’s most important deposits, is scheduled encampment on the coast whose loading ter- exploration well in ROC’s 2009 drilling governments more efficient by improving inhospitable parts of the world, including to increase in the next few years. While minal can accommodate Very Large Crude programme in the Cabinda South block. their organisational and administrative skills, deep under the sea, to satisfy the world’s daily production levels at the Kuito field is Carriers (VLCCs). The VLCCs can hold as The Cabinda South block includes the and to further reduce poverty by encourag- need for crude oil. declining, output from the Benguela-Belize- much as 950,000 barrels of crude oil. Massambala field and others, including Co- ing the growth of small and medium-sized Recent discoveries off the Brazilian Lobito-Tomboco project (BBLT) probably Chevron is in fact one of the biggest co, Milho, Cevada and Soja, which mean businesses. coast, for example, are going to require peaked in 2008. oil producers in all of Angola, with a total coconut, corn, barley and soy in Portuguese. All of the exploration and drilling activity, drilling platforms that will stand in seas as The Tombua Landana project, a $3.8 daily production of more than 171,000 bar- ROC, who originally owned a 60% in- as well as the programmes funded by Chev- deep as 1.2 miles, and that can drill as deep as 3.1 miles more under the seabed, through dense layers of salt and rock. Fortunately for the companies operat- ing in Cabinda, the province’s oil is more Natural gas accessible than the crude in Brazil’s Tupi field. Nevertheless, Chevron has been ex- ploring the deep waters of Cabinda for years, and just last year began production at Capturing rather than releasing Tombua Landana, the $3.8-billion project that involved the construction of one of the uLNG is just one of the petroleum prod- eliminate the need to burn off the gas and partners are also building a natural gas Chevron and its partners in Angola are tallest man-made structures on the planet. ucts that is leaving its mark in Cabinda to permit it to be processed, stored and liquefaction plant in Soyo Province that already major funders of such programmes The rig, located 50 miles off the Cabi- Companies using local labour and supplies are transported so that it can either be sold or will allow for the export of gas once the in Cabinda and the rest of the country, ndan coast and at a depth of 1,200 feet of helping Angola develop its oil-services industry The natural gas that flows from oil depos- used to generate electricity in Angola. plant is finished. placing a particular emphasis on combating water, consists of a large, multiple-deck its used to be burned off as an unwanted The Takula field, located in Area A of The liquefied natural gas plant was illiteracy and improving health care. structure which contains production fa- by-product. Now that natural gas has also Block Zero, has been one of Angola’s most announced in 2008, and construction has The commitment to reducing emissions cilities and a 120-person accommodation labour and supplies as possible from within become a valuable commodity and source productive areas. Discovered in 1971, pro- already begun. It is planned to process about produced by flaring, and to using the natural building. The entire structure measures the country. All that activity is helping the of energy, oil companies around the world duction started in 1982, and is expected to 1 billion cubic feet of natural gas a day and gas from the wells more productively, won’t 1,554 feet high. country develop its own oil-services industry. are eager to capture the gas for sale. produce until after the year 2025. to produce about 5.2 million metric tonnes come cheaply. In January 2010 Chevron said Production on the platform, which is Chevron began production on another one Cabinda, and all of Angola, is rich in TGPP represents a major success for a year of LNG and related products such as it would spend $2.3 billion over the next in Block 14, is expected to reach its peak of of its offshore wells last year, known as Mafu- natural gas, with 9.6 trillion cubic feet of the Area A project as it will provide ad- propane, butane and condensate. five years on the programme. 100,000 barrels of crude per day next year. meira Norte, in Area A of Block Zero, using reserves for the whole country as of Janu- ditional compression and gas sweetening The TGPP, located offshore in the Most of the oil and gas extracted from One of the project’s many innovations is a platform constructed in Angola. ary 1, 2010, according to the Oil and Gas in Block Zero. Takula field, stands in water that’s about 186 Cabinda’s offshore waters comes from de- that it was designed for zero discharge of Sonamet, an Angolan oilfield con- Journal. That figure is up from an estimate The AAGM, as the Area A Gas Manage- feet deep. The support structure was built posits under more than 1,000 feet of water. produced water, and another is that none of struction and services company, won the of 2 trillion cubic feet in 2007. ment Programme is known, consists of three locally, in Lobito in Angola’s nearby Ben- In August of last year Chevron announced the gas produced by the well will be routinely multi-million dollar contract for engi- Oil producers in Angola are working parts, including the TGPP, the Cabinda Gas guela province, while the processing plant it had found oil and gas in a deposit closer burned off. neering, procurement, construction and to cut the amount of wasted gas. In 2008, Plant and the Flare and Relief Modifica- was built in South Korea by Samsung Heavy to the coast, in water about 400 feet deep. Instead, the gas will be sold through the installation of the platform and built it Angola produced about 355 billion cubic feet tion project, which together eliminate the Industries and then transported to the site. The deposit will be much easier and Angola Liquefied Natural Gas plant, which is at its construction yard in Lobito, in the of gas, of which 69% was vented or flared, routine burning of natural gas in the area The giant, four-story facility will allow cheaper to exploit than fields in deeper wa- currently under construction in Soyo, in An- south of Angola. 23% reinjected into the wells and only 8% was by permitting the fuel to be collected and Chevron to meet Angolan environmental ter, which require expensive platforms and gola’s Zaire province. Zaire province is in the For Sonamet, an Angola-based joint used domestically, according to the U.S. EIA. processed. regulations that require the reduction of support structures. The shallow-water oil north of Angola, just over the border from venture between state-owned oil company Chevron and its partners in Cabinda’s The TGPP can process approximately gas-flaring, and will also help contribute to and gas can be extracted with equipment the Democratic Republic of Congo, making Sonangol and Acergy, a construction com- Block Zero oil production field, Sonangol, 100 million standard cubic feet of gas per the economic development of the country that doesn’t require such infrastructure it the closest part of Angola to Cabinda. pany based in Norway, it was a first – as Eni SpA and Total SA, last year inaugurated day, which will be delivered to the new by providing another energy source, as well and can then be piped directly back to Chevron and other companies operating it was for any Angolan company – to be the Takula Gas Processing Plant (TGPP) to facility onshore in Cabinda. Chevron and as export revenue. the shore. in Cabinda and Angola all try to get as much awarded a contract of this nature. Oriental News Cabinda

Infrastructure Port of Cabinda From transport to water supply, Major renovations upgrade the port infrastructure gets a huge boost uShipping imports and exports are mov- ing more efficiently through the province uBridges and roads get special attention improve 170 miles of roads connecting the that can accommodate planes of all sizes, Cabinda’s water supply network. Residents of Cabinda’s government has an ambitious as the province invests nearly $100 million provincial capital of Cabinda City to other and now handles more than 100 takeoff/ countries with modern, normally functioning plan to make Cabinda City a transport and parts of the enclave and to the frontier with landing operations a day. water systems can’t fathom the amount of trade hub for the region. Part of that plan Cabinda’s infrastructure had been ne- the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The port of Cabinda has also benefited time and energy that is used in seeking out includes the rebuilding and expansion of glected for so long during the period of The provincial government has im- from several improvements. A $100-million and carrying fresh water from its source to the the seaport. The port received a $100 mil- civil strife and separatism that when peace ported 152 new buses to take advantage of expansion plan includes a 29.5-foot-deep home, for cooking, cleaning and sanitation. lion grant from the national government returned to the province in 2006, the gov- the new roads and improve connections manoeuvring basin and a 262-foot access The water project alone will vastly improve in 2007 to fund the project. ernment had to spread its efforts to improve between Cabinda City and other parts channel that will allow ships carrying over residents’ lives. As part of the plan, the port has been the lives of its residents around many dif- of the area. The new vehicles are making 1,000 tonnes of cargo to use the port. The The province has already made large given a deeper manoeuvring basin to per- ferent projects. travel within the province quicker, cheaper new facilities will permit increased use and effective investments to improve the mit ships with a loading capacity of more Over the next few years the people of and easier for residents and visitors alike. of the port and provide new employment water system, which have increased Cabi- than 1,000 tonnes to use the facility, and Cabinda will enjoy a huge improvement in Cabinda already has a new airport, opportunities. nda’s supply capacity from 120 cubic metres a wider access channel so that two ships the various different parts of the province’s which has been operating for more than Another hugely important project has of the vital liquid per hour in 2002 to more may pass at the same time. The port of Cabinda is an important gateway infrastructure as the government invests two years. The facility has a 1.5-mile runway been the improvement and expansion of than 990 cubic metres per hour today. Since new management took over the to the rest of Africa more and more on roads, new buses, a new port in 2004, there has also been a con- ferry, water and sanitation. certed effort to renovate and modernise its The work on the port and the airport equipment to make it cheaper and more after former workers at the port who have and plans to build a bridge to the rest of competitive with other ports and forms of contributed outstanding work, and a train- Angola are detailed in articles below, but transportation. ing programme will increase the number the government is improving much more The new management, which was of operators. than those vital networks. For example, led by the former port director general The port’s cargo holding area is being communications between Cabinda and the Osvaldo Lobo do Nascimento, didn’t enlarged, which will further increase its rest of Angola have long been a problem just renovate the facility’s physical side, storage capacity. Cement silos and flour for the province, which is located about 124 though. The port’s operators have also silos are being built in the holding area miles from the country’s capital. worked to improve its administration, to add to the type of products that can The national government is working legal set-up, and its marketing to gain be efficiently moved through the facility. to resolve those difficulties by installing a more business. The holding area and piers will also new system of satellite communications that The port’s equipment and physical benefit from the construction of a new links together the widespread regions of the state, including its container-moving electric network that will provide power to country and permits faster transmission of cranes and its pier, were deteriorated and the whole area, as well as the addition of voice, internet, data, television and radio. needed much renovation to bring them up an intranet communications network, all The provincial government has already to modern standards. That work is well of which will further increase productivity taken great strides to improve its own com- advanced, and should be finished within and efficiency. munications with the rest of the world. the next year. The pier, when finished, will A properly functioning port requires Work has finished on a submarine have capacity to handle five 12,000-tonne more than just modern equipment, of cable that will vastly improve Cabinda’s ships at the same time. Five new cranes course. Efficient administration is also connection to the rest of the world. The have been purchased that can stack con- necessary, and Mr do Nascimento and his end result is a modern telecommunications tainers higher than previously possible team didn’t ignore that area. They hired infrastructure that is the envy of many at the port, which will instantly increase new people, increased worker training, countries in the region. storage capacity, while also allowing faster and changed the port’s legal structure Helping Cabindans get around the and nimbler movement of containers. as part of their strategic plan. They also province more easily is another priority. The port already has a group of work- developed a marketing plan intended to The province is already much more than ers who know how to operate the new attract more business from areas near halfway through a $190 million project to Huge investments have been made in upgrading road infrastructure, in addition to water supply, the airport and telecommunications loading cranes, which have been named Cabinda.

New connections Improving links between Cabinda and Angola uThe enclave is strengthening its ties to Those areas are among the govern- reducing transport and telecommunications Two gas turbines are in the final stages the Inga Dam in the Democratic Republic will cost an estimated $2.55 billion and will the rest of Angola thanks to a variety of ments’ priorities, but health, education, times and costs. of being installed, which will take advantage of Congo (DRC). The proposed power line connect Cabinda to the town of Soyo, in new infrastructure linkages energy, water and telecommunications in- The provincial and national govern- of the natural gas that is extracted along would give the province another source of Zaire province. frastructures are also being transformed ments are working on numerous projects with Cabinda’s oil. Taken together, the electricity, making the power supply more Transport to Soyo and the national A country’s infrastructure is absolutely vital by investment. that will increase the province’s electrical different projects will have a great impact dependable. capital of Luanda have already improved. to its economic success, and the govern- The objective is to give residents of the supply and extend it further from Cabinda on the province’s residents and businesses Another project intended to help resi- A new, faster ferry has begun operation, ments of Cabinda and Angola are well aware region a higher quality of life by giving them City into the rest of the region. The project by increasing the amount of energy avail- dents and businesses will link Cabinda, cutting travel times from Cabinda to Soyo to of this. Both have dedicated huge efforts easier access to clean water, improving their will use Cabinda’s energy resources to pro- able to them. which is cut off from mainland Angola by one hour from three, and to Luanda from 15 and ample resources to building up the health through the construction and renova- vide residents with more electricity. Power A recently announced energy project, the DRC, with the rest of the country via hours to six. The new ship can carry almost country’s roads, airports, ports and other tion of sewage systems and helping people production has already increased, from 4MW which could be completed in as little as two a 12.4-mile road that will include a bridge four times as many people as previously fit important networks. and businesses go about their daily lives by at the start of the project, to 42MW today. years, would link Cabinda’s energy grid to over the Zaire River. The road and bridge on the old ferry.

By sea By land By air The new ferry will Bridge to the province New equipment at the bring Cabinda closer of Zaire provides a new expanded airport to Angola link to the mainland Cabinda’s government has been working equipment has been modernised as to improve the province’s economy by well, helping make passengers’ tran- Cabinda has long faced difficulties because Cabinda is separated from the rest of held meetings with their counterparts focusing on improving its transportation sit through the facility faster and more of its distance from the rest of Angola, the Lueji, which was the ferry on the route Angola by the Zaire River and a nar- from the Democratic Republic of Con- infrastructure. The international airport, comfortable. with ferries acting as the principle mode before. The Ebo is 154 feet long and 42 feet row strip of the Democratic Republic go, which separates the two parts of where renovations are now complete, is New equipment has been installed of transportation for most people travel- wide. It can carry 370 people and cargo. The of Congo. That separation has left the Angola, to decide on the best route an excellent example of how those efforts in the control tower and in security ar- ling between the enclave and the nearest Lueji had capacity to carry just 96 people. province isolated from the rest of the and the best combination of bridge/ are already having a positive effect on eas, making travelling from the airport part of the rest of the country, which is “The Ebo is a modern, high-speed country, but within a few years the causeway/roadway to benefit the resi- people and businesses. safer. Officials from the International the city of Soyo. ship,” says João Pedro Paxe, captain of problem will be solved by a new bridge. dents of the area in both countries. Travellers to Cabinda can now Civil Aviation Organisation agree. They Angola’s central government has con- the new ship. “Our population is used to An audacious project to bring Cab- Once a final decision on the proj- choose from several scheduled daily have inspected the airport, and given a tributed to the efforts to improve transpor- carrying merchandise with them when they inda closer to Angola will build a $2.55 ect’s parameters is made, a Chinese flights to Luanda, Angola’s capital, on positive opinion of the improvements. tation between Cabinda and other parts of travel, and it’s always easier to take more billion bridge and roadway to link the construction company, the China Road the country’s national carrier, TAAG, One of the most recent improve- the country by buying a new ferry called the weight on a ship than on a plane. So the two areas by land. The bridge over the and Bridge Corporation, will start the which flies to other international desti- ments is the renovation of the airport’s Ebo, which is already speeding up the trip. Ebo more than meets people’s needs.” Zaire River will be about 12 miles long, process of building the roadway. nations as well. Another option would meteorological, completed in early May The new ship’s turbine engines give it a The Ebo has two classes for travellers, and a stretch of highway will complete The government isn’t neglecting be to arrange for a charter flight to and of this year. Pilots now receive more maximum speed of 42 knots, which permit economy and executive. The trip between the connection. Construction on the local roads in Cabinda, of course. from the airport with a private company. accurate data on weather conditions it to make the trip between Cabinda City Cabinda City and Soyo costs 2,000 kwanzas bridge began in 2008 and is expected Hundreds of miles of roadways have The renovations to the facility were through Cabinda Airport’s air traffic and Soyo, in Angola’s Zaire province, in ($22) in economy class, and 3,000 kwanzas to be completed in October 2012. been built, rebuilt and improved in re- finished in 2007, leaving Cabinda with control tower. one hour, instead of the three hours that ($33) in executive class. The trip to Luanda The bridge is part of a bigger cent years, with more activity planned. Angola’s second biggest airport and a The airport is a big employer in the previous ship on that route took. The costs 4,500 kwanzas ($50) in economic and government programme that, when The final goal is to give the province 1.5-mile-long runway, capable of han- Cabinda, providing about 60 direct jobs travel time between Cabinda and the na- 6,000 kwanzas ($66) in executive. The ship finished, will leave all of Angola with a local road network that will link its dling planes as large as a Boeing 737. and about 270 indirect positions. There tional capital of Luanda has been reduced was bought in Italy by Angola’s Ministry of a much improved transportation net- towns and smaller villages to Cabinda The airport’s waiting room has been are already plans afoot for more enlarge- to six hours, from 15 hours previously. Transport, and the purchase price included work. City, and to the bridge that will join enlarged to handle up to 300 passengers ments and improvements, which would The Ebo is a much larger ship than a maintenance contract. Angolan and Cabindan officials them to the rest of Angola. at peak hours, and baggage-handling mean even more work for Cabindans. OOrientalriental NNewsews 科特迪瓦Cabinda

Diversification Digging into the potential of a multi-faceted economy uSectors such as timber and agricul- there lies much potential – and interest – in of crops. Cabinda has four of the new sta- farmers increase production. The national ture are getting a boost from government developing cereal cultivation, soy, fishing tions, which are spread around the province government has for years provided farmers subsidies and fruit. to make sure they’re as close to the farmers throughout the country with micro credits The goals for agricultural production as possible. to help them acquire equipment and seeds, Cabinda’s oil resources are a source of great have been rising each year, with the objec- The new stations cost 11 million kwan- and the local government has started a similar wealth for the province and for the entire tive for the 2007/2008 farming campaign zas ($122,500) to build and equip, and each programme for Cabinda’s coffee farmers. country, providing funds that are being increased to 48,592 tonnes of foods – in- has a warehouse to hold equipment, seeds, Since 2007, more than 22,000 farmers from used to build schools, hospitals, roads and cluding bananas, corn, peanuts, mandioca, fertiliser and other items. The region is around the country have formed cooperatives other infrastructure that have already vastly macunde beans and sweet potatoes – from working to produce other crops, some for to benefit from micro-credit programmes. improved the lives of Angolans. the 37,498 tonnes produced in the previous local consumption and some for export. The programmes lend between $100 and The economy is highly dependent on year’s harvest. Cabinda already grows pineapples for $1,500 to the cooperatives, which consist of at the petroleum industry, though, and that Earlier efforts to boost output have export, though increasing such exports is least seven farmers each. Over $6 million has needs to change in order to reduce the already helped, and Cabinda now pro- difficult at the moment because of a lack of been lent so far to buy farming equipment, country’s reliance on one sector and to duces surpluses of mandioca, banana and transport infrastructure. A better strategy of which more than $700,000 has already promote the creation of new jobs. The ginguba, which are exported. The region now is to produce vegetables for the nearby been repaid. provincial and central governments both is also self-sufficient in peanut production, Chevron oil camp at Malongo. The programme has been extended to recognise the need for more diversity in and all the positive results are the fruit of In 2008, the camp bought produce all the provinces in Angola, with about 1,078 the economy, and are working to spur de- the success of government programmes to worth $400,000, and that figure can be Cabindan farmers involved. Another project velopment and investment in other sectors. encourage their cultivation. increased as more regular production and sponsored by the government is importing One area that has already received a The production of mandioca is a special delivery arrangements are made. The re- cattle into the province. In October of 2008, lot of attention is agriculture. Cabinda’s success because the plant was nearly wiped gional government is buying greenhouses, 1,000 head of cattle arrived in the region farmers and the provincial government are out in recent years by disease. The govern- and has sent a technician to Brazil to learn from the Democratic Republic of Congo, working together to help boost agricultural ment helped introduce new varieties of the their greenhouse production techniques and more were imported in 2009, boosting production with two goals in mind. One plant, enabling the gratifying comeback of to help with this effort. A liquefied natural the total number of cattle in Cabinda to more is to increase farm employment, and help the crop. gas plant that is under construction in the than 2,400. The government is promoting the sustainable development of timber create new jobs in related sectors, and the The government reaches out to help nearby province of Zaire will also boost A previous attempt to introduce more other is to provide the region with enough farmers in the rural parts of the country demand for local produce once it has been cattle to the region was unsuccessful because of the basic foods that are the staples of through Agrarian Development Stations, finished and staffed. the animals came from southern Angola, Timber the local diet. which offer technical advice on how to in- The local and national governments where the climactic conditions are different Within Cabinda’s natural resources, crease production and improve the quality have several different programmes to help from in Cabinda. The Congolese cattle are expected to fare better because they’re more Expanding Cabinda’s accustomed to the local weather. Now that Cabinda is close to producing enough food for the local population, other agricultural projects are starting. Construc- number two industry tion of a palm oil refining and bottling plant has already begun, and oil palm trees have uAfter years of neglect, the timber sector ment including saws and other woodworking been planted to provide supplies. is back in the spotlight as banks increase machinery. Angola’s central government is working lending The new equipment means local com- on several fronts to boost the country’s fish- panies can increase output at the same time ing catch as well, to help people become more Timber is Cabinda’s second-biggest industry that they add more value to Cabinda’s wood self-sufficient in their food supply. after oil. The sector suffered years of neglect production, keeping more of the profit within In Cabinda that has meant the donation as a result of the civil turmoil that took place the province. More investment in equipment of 20 boats in recent years to fishing coopera- in the province until just a few years ago. is needed still in order to meet the require- tives in the province, many sent from China, Today, however, the government and private ments of a recent law that stipulates that along with other equipment including 25 banks are lending to companies in the sector exported wood products must undergo at stern engines, 12 central engines, 17 canoes to increase production. least some processing within the country. and large numbers of nets. Angola’s rapidly growing economy, In the case of Cabinda, a further The local fishermen are limited in where which expanded at a real pace of about 1.3% stipulation must be met. Any investing in they can fish because of the prevalence of oil in 2009, a year of economic crisis and reces- the province’s timber sector must also be platforms off Cabinda’s coast. The govern- sions in most countries around the world, has done under conditions that ensure that ment gave the cooperatives the boats and spurred demand for wood amid a year-long the production of wood from the region engines so they could travel farther and reconstruction programme following the end is sustainable. This forms part of a public carry more fish. in 2002 of the civil war. programme to encourage the growth of the Now the supply of fish is greater than Angola and its former colonial ruler, lumber industry, in which the provincial a few years ago because the new boats can Portugal, have an agreement to help promote government is boosting efforts to improve carry four or five tonnes of fish. Cabindan the African country’s timber industry, with the health of Cabinda’s forests. fisherman have also benefited from the open- a special emphasis on Cabinda. According Areas that had previously been defor- ing of two ice factories, one in Cabinda City to the terms of the agreement, the province ested are being replanted, often with eu- and the other in Cacongo, as well as from a will become an important source of timber calyptus trees. Eucalyptus is a fast-growing series of engine repair shops that are being for the rest of Angola. plant, so it will help to quickly replenish the built along the coast to help boats suffering Along these lines, the Banco de De- province’s stock of trees. New plantations from mechanical difficulties. The delivery senvolvimento de Angola, or BDA, a state- near Cabinda City are growing a variety of of canoes and fishing nets has also helped owned lender set up in 2006 to help finance eucalyptus that is better suited to the local increase the province’s fishing catch by per- private businesses, has been active in lending climate, after previous efforts with trees mitting fishermen in Cabinda’s interior to money to companies involved in Cabinda’s from the southern part of Angola were Government-run Agrarian Development Stations reach out to rural farmers with advice on how to increase the quality and yields of crops exploit the province’s rivers and lakes. timber industry, to help them buy equip- unsuccessful.

Industrial development Taking advantage of Cabinda’s eagerness for growth uA variety of new projects are up and run- tling plant to sell the oil produced by the into biofuel, a possibility that is already land for the first phase has been completed; tion supply and food processing to be among ing construction industry in the region, and ning, thanks to government loans trees, and other types of vegetable oils too. being studied. much of the cleared land has been levelled the first businesses to occupy the new park. around the entire country. A soap factory is another project that has and prepared for the final stage, which is The government hopes to see sawmills, brick In later phases, chemical companies and Cabinda’s provincial government is not won financing. construction of infrastructure and buildings. and tile makers, plastics companies and ce- other businesses tied to Cabinda’s petro- content to simply live off its oil wealth. The Among the most important steps toward uCreating a base for new industries, the Some work has already begun in those areas. ment makers in the first wave of companies. leum industry are expected to make use of local administration and the national gov- industrial development have been the im- provincial government is looking to begin The project is off to a good start and The goal is for those businesses to make Futila’s facilities. The site, which is planned ernment are eager to encourage investment provements made to Cabinda’s transport, with building materials and food process- construction should be finished in less than an immediate impact on Cabinda’s economy to eventually expand to occupy 5,795 acres, in other promising industries, so that more energy and communications infrastructure, ing three years. by supplying basic necessities to residents was chosen partly because of its proximity new jobs will be created and the economy without which no modern business can The plan is for companies in construc- and much-needed supplies for the boom- to Chevron Corporation’s Malongo oil camp. can continue to grow. thrive. Cabinda now has modern telecom- A critical mass of services and infrastruc- The National Agency for Private Invest- munications links to the rest of the world tures is often needed to spark economic ment has established various incentives for and an improved water supply system. growth. One tool that many cities, prov- investment that are complemented by local Roads, the port and the airport have all inces and countries have used to provide programmes. Investors can win land grants, the necessary catalysts for expansion is subsidies and pay low prices on some ser- the establishment of industrial parks that vices that make it easier to start projects up, The Futila Industrial group these necessary services all together and help make them profitably more quickly. in one place. Cabinda has taken other steps as well, Park is expected to Cabinda’s small but growing industrial such as promoting the Futila Industrial Park, sector is set to gain an important facility where construction work has already begun create 2,000 jobs within a few years when the construction of to provide offices, warehouse space, and all the first phase of the Futila Industrial Park, the modern infrastructure needed by busi- and attract more located about 21 miles north of Cabinda nesses. The goal is for the first companies City, is fully completed. that open there to be in the construction than 60 companies The park is expected to attract factories materials sector, to provide the necessary that will help reduce Cabinda’s dependence supplies for the building boom. on imported goods, while at the same time The construction-supply industry is one been refurbished, and the supply of electric- create good jobs and spur job training pro- that has been growing here in recent years, ity has risen. With plans to further boost grammes for local residents. The first phase helped by financing from public and private electrical output, the province has great is expected to create 2,000 new positions and banks. Institutions such as the state-owned potential to become a regional renewable attract more than 60 companies. Angola Development Bank, or BDA, are energy exporter even without counting on The plan to build the park was first lending money to sawmills, brick makers its oil and gas resources. hatched more than 10 years ago, though the and other companies. For example, Cabinda is crossed by funding for the $40 million first phase only Other projects that have either already several rivers, giving it tremendous potential materialised in 2008. The national govern- begun, or are in the process of gaining the for hydroelectric generation. The province ment and the provincial government are necessary backers include setting up a palm also boasts fertile land that can be used to both contributing to the ambitious project. plantation, along with a processing and bot- grow sugar cane that can be transformed The work of clearing about 272 acres of Skilled technical workers are in high demand in many growing industries Oriental News Cabinda

Health IN BRIEF New health centres expand access to care uChildren especially benefit from the A range nation’s mobile health clinics, receiving new clinics are being opened up around vaccinations and vital check-ups the province that will bring doctors and treatment closer to all Cabindans. of tax The Cabindan government has been dedi- The 40-bed hospital at Cacongo has cating more and more funding to improv- been completely renovated and provided ing the province’s health care system. with new equipment. With a staff of five doc- advantages New hospital and health centres are being tors and 32 nurses, the hospital specialises opened around the country, some of them in paediatrics and maternity care, as well as Tax incentives from the govern- with advanced medical equipment. The general medicine and AIDS treatment. ment vary in accordance with the new facilities can spare people from the New clinics have also been opened in province in which the investment region a trip to the national capital of the Massabi and Sanga Planicie areas. The is made. However, investors may be Luanda, or further, for many treatments. Massabi facility has 25 beds, and can carry eligible to be free from paying tax In addition to renovating Cabinda’s out clinical analyses that were not previ- on the capital invested for a period Central Hospital and opening a municipal ously available in the area. The people of of up to 15 years when they invest in hospital, the government is now finishing Sanga Planicie have gained a facility with Cabinda. Investors are also entitled to work on the Alzira Fonseca regional hos- a maternity ward and a vaccination clinic additional exemptions, such as up to pital, which boasts state-of-the-art tech- that will improve the health and the lives four years free from paying customs nology from General Electric. The new of the local population. duties and fees. Furthermore, compa- equipment permits the facility to carry New medical clinics are kept busy, improving the living standards of rural Cabindans One indication of the improvement in nies that promote capital investments out cardiovascular, kidney, and diabetes health care in recent years is the fact that in the province are exempt from the treatments, as well as other procedures. no new cases of leprosy have been reported payment of capital gains tax for up to As in other areas, the region’s chil- by the education and health departments The government has begun to ac- laria, and sponsored by Chevron, is aimed since 2005. Coordinator for public health 10 years. dren are a special focus of the increased has treated more than 100,000 school quire mobile health care clinics that also at residents of the region’s rural areas. in the regional government, Fuete Henry spending. A vaccination programme be- children between the ages of five and 14 help improve the health of the region’s Drugs are administered by mobile clin- da Costa, says the success of the region’s gun in 2007 has inoculated more than for parasites over the past two years. In youngest residents. The units travel from ics to make it easier to reach the most leprosy programme can be attributed to 130,000 children against polio. The kids 2007 alone, the programme treated 87,000 school to school to do check-ups, diag- isolated residents. the residents of the region taking advan- also receive a vitamin A supplement and kids. The children receive a drug called nose illnesses, and aid in the prevention The rest of the population is also tage of all the new health care facilities an anti-parasite medicine while getting Albendazol, which will help rid them of malaria and parasites. benefiting from the increase in spending, being offered. The region’s leprosy pro- A fair legal their shots. of the pests that can gravely affect their Another programme to vaccinate of course. In addition to the new hospital, gramme currently manages 35 outpatients A programme administered jointly health and their ability to learn. people of all ages against polio and ma- an older hospital has been renovated and who suffer from the disease. framework

Cabinda is one of the richest parts of Angola that is open to devel- Education opment. Although it is usually associ- ated with oil, it has a vast quantity of other natural resources. Therefore the government has initiated a process of profound altera- Corridors of learning open wide tions in the legal framework, concern- ing investment, aimed at the creation uThe education system has undergone in terms of quality, teacher competence situation for primary education has im- more years, from fourth grade to sixth versity campus south of the provincial of investment incentives, while at extensive changes and improvements and social help for students. proved tremendously since the end of the grade, and the plan is to further extend the capital. The complex will encompass the same time trying to improve the since the end of the strife in the region The programme of social help is par- war. The number of students in Cabinda, programme as it becomes workable. 10 colleges, recreational areas and stu- nation’s overall macro-economic per- ticularly important for the youngest stu- including at the secondary and adult level, Teachers have benefited from the re- dent residences, and will even boast a formance. The Basic Private Invest- The government recognises the impor- dents, and it’s here where the government has risen to more than 150,000, from forms to the education system, too. Their maritime wildlife reserve. The campus’ ment Law is based on the principle of tance to the country’s future and its econ- has made a special effort. The children in 70,000 in 2002. salary has tripled since 2002, and the total main building will house administrative equality and non-discrimination. omy of improving the education system the programmes receive milk and biscuits In that same year, the region needed number of instructors has also increased offices, the central library and the main The minimum amount for foreign further on all levels and is committed to every day. They also receive two school 400 more classrooms than it had, a figure to 4,200, from 3,600 six years ago. Pro- lecture hall. investment has been reduced from increasing education spending. Teachers uniforms and a pair of sandals per year, as that has been reduced to about 50 now and grammes aiming to give more up-to-date The university project is for the long $250,000 to $100,000 in order to en- and administrators get up-to-date training well as a backpack containing notebooks, will continue to decline as new schools are training to teachers and administrators term, but the government has more im- courage small and medium investors. to better serve new students. More children pens, pencils and a pencil sharpener. built and existing facilities are expanded. are ongoing so they can better meet the mediate plans that are already helping are in school, more classrooms are being A new programme provides every Thanks to the period of peace, the new realities of their students. students starting from primary school built and teachers are being better paid. child in school with an oral hygiene kit expansion of facilities and the increased The regional government is also through to the level of technical prepa- The goal is to guarantee an adequate that includes a toothbrush, toothpaste and number of teachers at work, the government working on expanding educational pos- ration for employment purposes. One education that will give all citizens the a pamphlet explaining to children what has been able to slowly raise the number sibilities for the province’s residents. technical school that opened recently is chance to participate in the development they need to do to take care of their teeth. of years primary students attend classes. Work has already begun on an ambi- training workers for the country’s hugely A sporting of the country and to improve the system Even without all those efforts, the Primary education has been expanded two tious plan to build a 90-hectare uni- important oil industry. chance Job training at global events

Entering the professional world In January 2010, Angola hosted the CAN2010 African Cup of Nations football tournament, ultimately won uAn eager new generation of Cabindans is by Egypt’s national side. getting equipped for the enclave’s industries been built all around the country, teachers’ When Angola won its bid to pay has risen, and the budget for teacher host the competition, the organisers’ A well-educated and trained population is training has also been increased. All these goal was to promote sport and show one of the most important ingredients in any measures have led to higher enrolment of the world that the country had pro- country’s economic success. Educated work- the country’s children in schools, and rising gressed rapidly since the end of the ers are more productive, command higher levels of literacy. civil war in 2002. The success of the salaries and contribute more by paying more In 2002, there were 1.7 million children event showed that Angola is now a taxes. Business also gains from having a enrolled in the country’s schools. By 2008 country that is ready to take its place skilled workforce. The more workers a com- the figure had risen to 5.7 million, and is in African affairs. pany can hire locally for a project, the better. estimated to have climbed to 6 million for the José Eduardo dos Santos, Presi- Local hires will usually spend more of their 2009 academic year. Over the same period, dent of the Republic, commented, money within the community, spreading the the number of classrooms has risen by about “The preference of Angola for hosting wealth around to their neighbors. 18% each year, though more are still needed. CAN2010 translates the prestige that Local hires are also cheaper for busi- Despite all the progress made in recent this country has been conquering, for nesses, because importing workers means a years, the government is still dedicated to its positive development in the most company has to pay for transport, help out making further improvements. In 2009, the diverse activities, and it is also proof with housing, and spend more on many other Education Ministry signed an agreement of the confidence placed in Angolans things related to moving from one country with UNICEF to start a programme that will and on its institutions, as well as the to another. train 8,750 primary school teachers over new age the country is living. The Angola’s central and provincial govern- about three years. The European Commis- Angola nation will prove itself as ments are working to make sure that potential in- sion committed to contributing $5.4 million capable to face this challenge by car- vestors will have as big and skilled a local labour to the programme, and UNICEF committed rying out an exemplary CAN in all its market as possible from which to hire employees. to providing another $1.3 million. aspects. This is other victory for the They understand that without a qualified pool The government’s efforts aren’t lim- Angolans, a victory for our country.” of labour, companies have to invest more in ited to educating children and finding work finding, training or importing workers, raising for young people. After Angola’s long civil the start-up cost of any new projects. conflict, the country has many former sol- The governments are funding the open- diers with disabilities that the government ing of a series of professional and technical Computers are becoming more common in Angolan educational centres is working to re-integrate into civil society. UNDP training schools. As these open, the coun- The National Association of Angolese Handi- try begins to gain a larger, skilled corps of capped, or ANDA, has established various workers that enables foreign companies to had the direct cooperation of Sonangol, the the school’s director. contract extends through 2012, and includes programmes that are providing work for this support hire Angolans, rather than import workers state-owned petroleum company, on develop- The training centres in Cabinda have plans to develop sustainable vocational train- group of people. from abroad. ing its curriculum. The school has courses had great success in turning out students ing centres around the country, instructor ANDA, which in Portuguese means both The United Nations Develop- One example of this kind of effort was a in engineering, chemistry and other areas with the skills needed by the oil companies training and specialised training for oil in- ‘work’ and ‘walk’, has opened workshops ment Programme (UNDP) in June national training programme for tour guides, that will be useful to Sonangol and other and by other businesses, as well. Demand dustry workers. around the country that are providing jobs to reaffirmed the agency’s readiness to bartenders and receptionists to prepare skilled oil companies. for trained workers is so strong that many The government is also pushing other hundreds of people. One workshop in Cabi- support the government of Angola in service workers ahead of the African Football Another school opened in 2009 in Chiazi, students start receiving job offers before companies to get in on the act. In March nda is equipped with nine sewing machines, the promotion of public and private Cup of Nations, or CAN2010, which Angola a town 7.5 miles north of Cabinda City. That they’ve even finished their courses. Most of of this year, Narciso Benedito, the Deputy including an industrial sewing machine that partnerships. “I believe in the strat- hosted in January 2010. The Angolan govern- facility is part of a nationwide programme them go on to receive their first jobs, often Minister of Education, said industrial compa- is being used to make shirts and African-style egy and vision of the Angolan people ment and the World Tourism Organisation that will eventually open 21 technical schools as mid-level technical workers, through the nies will in some cases have to provide their clothing for women. towards development,” the UNDP jointly organised the programme, and training around the country. training centres. employees with on-the-job training. The goal ANDA also does other good work around Angola representative said, stress- sessions were run in Luanda, Benguela, Lu- The facility in Chiazi will have 17 class- Some of the vocational training pro- is to help give even more Angolans the oppor- the country. The group has orthopaedic ing the significance of Angola’s huge bango and Cabinda City, the four cities where rooms, each one with the capacity for 36 grammes are part of an agreement the govern- tunity to learn important, job-related skills. centres in several cities in Angola that have investments in several sectors to spur matches were held during the tournament. students. The school will have workshops, ment signed last year with RKK, a Norwegian The government has of course invested helped more than 500 victims of land mines the country’s social and economic A technical school that opened in the laboratories, boarding facilities for 200 stu- organisation that organises such programmes heavily in improving the educational system to gain medical attention and help them development. province of Cabinda to train oil workers has dents, and residences for 10 teachers and for in many parts of the world. The $11 million for the youngest Angolans. New schools have reintegrate into the labour market. OOrientalriental NNewsews 科特迪瓦Cabinda

Tourism A unique cultural heritage uA lush landscape, idyllic beaches, cu- forests and abundant, exotic wildlife, tripled in recent years, rising to $250 linary delights and artisan handicrafts has huge tourism potential. The local million last year, from $72 million not attract visitors government is already promoting the long ago. province as a destination and has made Those improvements, especially to Tourism can be a boon to countries big investments and rapid progress on transportation, will help other industries that are seeking economic growth and the infrastructure that is needed to at- in the province as well, by reducing the the new job creation that comes along tract visitors and keep them coming back. time and cost needed to move around with it. Some places have been luckier The regional and national govern- Cabinda. The new hotels and restaurants than others, though, when it comes to ments are committed to improving Cabi- will spur local growth by providing jobs. possessing the sorts of natural beauty nda’s infrastructure to benefit tourists Infrastructure is meaningless, how- that many people are willing to pay good and residents alike. The budget for build- ever, unless a country can offer attractions money to visit. ing and improving airports, highways, that tourists want to visit. Fortunately, Cabinda, with its sandy beaches, lush ports and other projects has more than Cabinda boasts excellent destinations that can potentially attract many different types of tourists. The Mayombe forest, with its vast, unspoiled areas and large primate popula- tion, coupled with the province’s beaches can attract ecotourism, while its culture, food and history can attract a different type of traveller. Cabinda has never lacked in natu- ral beauty, and it is now being given the hotels, restaurants, roads and other transportation choices needed to draw potential visitors’ attention. One of the final ingredients needed is getting the word out about all Cabinda has to offer. The central government is doing its part by actively promoting the region in other countries. Angola had a pavilion at the Zaragoza International Exhibition held in Zaragoza, Spain, in 2008. The fo- cus of that expo was water, and it included representations of Bakama dancers from Cabinda. Angola has been present this year at Expo Shanghai, as well, with two main displays: the relationship between nation and water, and the sustainability of urban development. Bakama ritual dancers wear masks Cabinda has much to tempt the traveller, from its natural splendours to its fascinating cultural heritage and are present at many Cabindan festi- vals. They represent spirits that are a link many exhibits are displays of typical that amount coming from hotels. added value to infrastructure and facili- between the worlds of the living and the clothing, jewellery, household items, One event that has brought Cabinda tate further development in the future. dead, and were included in the Zaragoza medicine, tools and weapons. The mu- to the sporting world’s attention is the The region of Cabinda already ben- Expo because of their ecological back- seum is also one of the most important CAN2010 African Nations Champion- efits from a part of the revenue from its ground, in the sense that the spirits are centres for the study of Cabinda’s rich ship soccer tournament, which ended on oil wealth. A proportion of the money the said to interact with plants and animals oral history tradition. January 31 in Luanda, Angola’s capital oil industry generates stays in the region without causing them any harm, and Although the tourism industry can’t city. Three other cities in Angola also to fund the local budget. The government because the dancers’ costumes are partly hope to equal the importance to the hosted matches, and one of them was is wisely dedicating some of that money made of biodegradable banana leaves. regional economy of the oil industry, it Cabinda City. to improving Cabinda’s tourism indus- As part of a growing focus on Cabi- is growing and employing an increasing The provincial capital has already try, in an effort that will attract more ndan culture, the local government is number of people. In 2006, the tourism benefited from the large investment in and more visitors, whose spending will investing in the renovation of the Cabinda sector’s sales rose to 39 million kwanzas hotels, restaurants and a new stadium for boost employment and spur the region’s Regional Museum. Among the museum’s ($434,000), with 12 million ($133,000) of the competition, which combined, bring economic growth.

Ecotourism Beaches A ‘vegetable sea’, a dolphin play A preserved nature- area and whale breeding grounds lover’s paradise uThe province has many natural areas by sight, so researchers have had to carry been sighted at the extraordinary depths u Clean, beautiful beaches attract some bars and restaurants, its popular- be reached via a path that will lead boasting species of rare and valuable out genetic studies to more accurately of the Congo Canyon where they make locals and visitors alike, and are dot- ity is based more on its lovely sand and visitors to its delightful swimming pos- flora and fauna estimate dolphin populations. Along the their home. ted with restaurants relative remoteness. sibilities as well as its abundant fishing. Angolan coast, they have found not only Meanwhile, on Cabinda’s shores, an For holidaymakers who love the A nearby abandoned coffee plantation Ecotourism can be defined as respon- common short-beaked and long-beaked even rarer find has been made: a popula- Sun and sand are always very popu- beach, but also want to rough it, Man- provides an interesting interlude for sible travel, leaving as small a carbon dolphins, but lesser-known species of tion of Olive Ridley sea turtles has been lar attractions when people choose a darim is the perfect spot. The beach, people wishing to see remnants of the footprint as possible, to unspoiled ar- bottlenose, spinner, striped and spotted discovered nesting on Malongo beach. vacation destination. Many travellers, which is located close to the town of area’s colonial past. eas of the world, and leaving little or dolphins, as well. The opportunity to study the breed- though, aren’t content with just lying the same name, is a magnet for campers, The Manenga and Tchuquisse la- no impact on such areas as a result of The shallow Angolan coastal shelf ing habits of an internationally listed on the same old beach they and their canoeists and sport fisherman. goons offer more opportunities for ac- the trip. Popular destinations include is also a breeding ground for humpback endangered species is being taken up friends have been visiting for years. Travellers wishing to visit Man- cessible bathing and fishing. Both are jungles and rain forests, nature pre- and Bryde’s whales, where they raise by Environment Ministry scientists and They want to go somewhere new, darim will need to bring their own located in the town of Massabi, and are serves and beaches, which often boast their calves until they are strong enough researchers from Chevron. somewhere different, where they can equipment and supplies, and be ready teeming with edible fish and shellfish. unusual and interesting flora and fauna to venture out into the deeper waters. To reduce the threat to the turtles, get a feeling of novelty and adventure to carry them to the beach from the Tchuquisse is linked to the Atlantic for travellers to see. Short-finned pilot whales are fre- the research project has partnered with along with that nice tan. town. Those that make the effort will Ocean, which means its slightly salty Cabinda, and indeed much of An- quently spotted in the warm seas off local fishermen who are a deep well of Cabinda can offer them all that, definitely not be disappointed by this water has produced some interesting gola, has all the ingredients to become Angola, along with their long-finned untapped knowledge about ocean fauna and more. The name alone is exotic charming area. hybrid sea creatures. a prime destination for ecotourists be- cousins that were previously thought to and who can take a leadership role in enough to grab people’s attention, and Cabinda’s aquatic attractions aren’t The mouth of the Chiloango River cause of its abundance of lush, tropical stay closer to cooler waters. increasing awareness among the com- the long, wide, unspoiled beaches and limited to beaches, though. The prov- is another spot that tourists can enjoy. forests, beautiful beaches and rich off- Killer whales, more accurately munity. warm, clean water that is swimming ince boasts several lagoons and rivers The river is the biggest in the province, shore mammal and turtle populations. known as orcas, are occasionally seen The effort to tag, track and protect with friendly dolphins and turtles that are also worth a visit for travellers and used to be the main route linking The region’s biggest tourist attrac- in Angolan shallows and may travel for the vulnerable turtles has already iden- complete the enticing picture. who want to enjoy the natural beauty. the sea to logging camps in the interior. tion is the Mayombe forest and the hundreds of miles in search of food. tified hundreds of nests and recorded Travellers can choose to zero in The Sassa-Zau lagoon, about 18 Now its beaches are popular with bath- gorilla population that lives there. The Beaked whales are more mysterious and more than 5,000 hatchlings since the on one beach and stay there for their miles north of Cabinda City, is practi- ers, and the beauty of the area is easily government has plans to develop parts difficult to identify, though they have project began. entire holiday. Or they can travel from cally untouched by civilisation. It can visible from the bridge over the river. of the forest and make it more hospi- one beautiful beach to the next, taking table for visitors and more productive advantage of the compact size of the for residents, all in an environmentally province, though in either case, they sound way. should also take a look at all the other Mayombe is one of the largest ani- things Cabinda has to offer. mal and plant reserves on the planet, A good, and popular, place for second in size only to the Amazon. It beach goers to start is Futila Beach, has many species of rare and valuable located about 12.5 miles north of Cabi- trees, as well as an animal population nda City, and easily accessible via the that includes gorillas, chimpanzees, Cabinda-Landana road. The beach is elephants and parrots. a good destination for sun worshipers Cabinda and Angola also enjoy a who prefer the comforts one would wealth of sea life for visitors to see expect from a beach town. and enjoy. Dolphins, for example, are Futila Beach has a restaurant- commonly seen in Angolan waters. bar-hotel complex offering suites for These famously friendly and inquisitive swimmers, which is located less than marine mammals can be found in the a quarter of a mile from the sea. Holi- open ocean, but prefer the shallows daymakers at Futila are frequently close to the coast, where reefs and joined by the workers from the ex- beds of sea grass harbour the small patriate crowd working in Cabinda’s fish, crustaceans and squid that make oil industry. up the bulk of their diet. Landana beach is a good spot to Different species of dolphins will visit for people who want a bit less often mingle in large groups and are dif- civilisation. The beach is further from ficult to distinguish from one another Mayombe Forest is one of the largest animal and plant reserves on Earth Cabinda City, and though it offers Cabinda’s spectacular beaches line waters that teem with incredible aquatic attractions