Angola & South Africa

Angola: Angola hosted Pope Leo XVI, who addressed its leaders and people, highlighting issues of poverty, inequality, corruption, and the exploitation of its natural resources. The country is a major oil and diamond producer but faces significant economic disparities.

South Africa: South Africa is mentioned as having backed one side in Angola's civil war during the Cold War.

Angola: Angola is identified as a neighboring country at risk of the Ebola virus spreading from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

South Africa: South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed optimism about containing the Ebola outbreak and called for no travel bans on the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Angola: Angola is hosting Pope Leo XVI, who is addressing corruption and visiting historical sites, an unrelated social and religious event.

South Africa: South Africa is involved in a US-backed rare earths extraction project, an unrelated business and technology event.