Angola: Murky saga takes the shine off one of Africa's unpolished jewels

An International Monetary Fund technical team is in Luanda this week seeking to mend years of problematic relations with Angola. But as fresh signs of rapprochement emerge, a new chapter has opened in a murky saga involving debt deals with Russia, long a stumbling block in the country's relations with the IMF. A rapidly expanding offshore oil industry and abundant other resources make Angola one of Africa's brightest prospects. But the economy has been undermined by decades of civil war and corruption.