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Cabinda: MPLA Unable to Respond to Worsening of Living Conditions

The financial situation of the provincial government has been worsening, especially with the new political-administrative division, which increased the number of municipalities from four to 10, and thus also the operating expenses (salaries of administrators, assistants, services); It is up to each administrator to create an MPLA Party Action Committee (CAP) for mobilization work, which is indirectly financed by public funds, and whose activities often take priority over administrative work, especially as elections approach. READ MORE