Clinton seeks better ties with oil giant Angola

LUANDA, Angola: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will seek on her current visit to Angola to boost opportunities for US business in the oil producer, widely seen as an emerging economic power house in Africa.

US officials traveling with Clinton said the United States wanted to strengthen relations with Angola, from which it imports 7 percent of its oil and which rivals Nigeria as Africa's biggest oil producer.

The United States has invested billions of dollars in recent years to increase production in Angola through major oil companies Chevron and Exxon Mobil.