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POLITICS-ANGOLA: Economy Weighing On Voters' Minds By Louise Redvers LUANDA, Sep 4 (IPS) - Angola's economy may be booming on the back of high oil prices and strong diamond exports, but six years after a peace deal ended the 27-year civil war, unemployment stands at around 65 percent. Take a walk down any street in Luanda and next to the shiny banks and new office buildings, there are street vendors, many just teenagers, hawking anything they can find to make a living. This lack of jobs and the country's poor education system are some of the major debating points for voters ahead of Friday's election.
