Since 2002, Angola has been recovering from the wounds left after almost 30 years of civil war. The entire country’s infrastructure was destroyed and had to be rebuilt, creating a huge pressure on cement consumption. The cement industry sector has developed fast and the country is now self-sufficient. By Guilherme Paiva, Cimenfort, Angola & Luis Silva, Nova Cimangola, Angola.
After its independency in 1975 from Portugal, Angola fell into a civil war that finally ended in 2002. During the decades of conflict, around 3.8m people were displaced, mainly towards Luanda, which explains why around a third of the population or 6m live near the capital today. In addition, the war also damaged the country’s infrastructure, prevented maintenance or simply rendered it obsolete.
