After the conflict ended in Angola, the country was faced with development challenges in economic and social conditions. The Government needed direction and reforms to encourage private sector participation to meet Angola's vast infrastructure needs in electricity and gas, water and sanitation, transport, and telecommunications.
The Government of Angola develops a policy and a framework for the promotion of private participation in the rebuilding and development of the country's infrastructure.
A post war reconstruction boom and resettlement of displaced persons has led to high rates of growth in construction and agriculture as well.
Subsistence agriculture provides the main livelihood for most of the people, but half of the country's food must still be imported. In 2005, the Government started using line of credit from China to rebuild Angola's public infrastructure, and several large-scale projects were completed in 2006.
Angola also has large credit lines from Brazil, Portugal, Germany, Spain, and from the European Union (EU).
The Government program is contemplating in areas such as:
- Construction and restoration of power facilities
- Construction or rehabilitation op the railways
- Rehabilitation of high way, bridges and dams
- Social infrastructures such as: schools, housing and hospital complexes.
