angola: War-weary Angolans become refugees in their own country

There is something highly symbolic about the way Arthur Chindandala, who lives in a camp for Internally Displaced People (IDP) earns his living. He beats large shiny bowls out of recycled World Food Programme oil canisters, which he then sells for 25 kwanzas (about 30p) each. And he shapes them on an anvil made out of an upturned shell case. It's not exactly swords into ploughshares, but it's the modern-day equivalent. And it illustrates two great truths about Africa: the terrible toll war has taken on the continent and the spirit of vitality and inventiveness of Africans in their determination to forge new life from the ashes of battle.