Angolans

Come to think of it, all the members of the Angolans team play at home.

Zambians resented their new imperialist yoke, while Angolans and Tanzanians seemed pleased by their countries' reinvigoration.

Not long ago, Angolans were fleeing a civil war, looking for a better life in Portugal.

Yet it is also clear that most Angolans have not seen any benefits from the massive influx of money.

Brazilians and Portuguese are numerous in Luanda, the capital, and Angolans frequently play them off against the Chinese.

Angolans were about to vote in their first general election in 16 years.

But aid agencies are still the best hope for ordinary Angolans.

Despite those profits, two-thirds of Angolans live on less than $2. 00 a day.

While the new elite lives sumptuously, two-thirds of the 17m Angolans survive on less than $2 a day.

Angolans watch their national team play on a television set up outside a shop in Benguela January 24.

Some 8m Angolans were registered, of a population of 17m, to cast theirballots in parliamentary elections on Friday September 5th.

What is the Angolans' reaction to this mass of people coming from abroad?

And, as Anglos goes ( Angolans go) to the polls, memories of the devastating of civil war still linger for the country's child soldiors.

When Germans trade with Brazilians, or Frenchmen with Angolans, they probably do so in English.

The Angolans , meanwhile, have just 90 minutes of FIFA World Cup football behind them, after Sunday's opening-game defeat against Portugal.