The board for the international non-profit organization, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), has approved Angola’s application to become a member of its standards, demonstrating the southern African country’s commitment to the implementation of transparency practices in the extractive sector. With the approval, Angola becomes the 57th member country of the organization and the 28th from Africa. With the fight against corruption serving as the cornerstone of Angolan President, H.E. João Lourenço’s administrative policies since taking office