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Human Rights Watch says more than a dozen people have been killed since January 2023. (Getty Images)
ANGOLA

Human Rights Watch accuses Angolan police of killings

Although the government has attempted to improve law enforcement, criminal prosecutions against officers who commit violations remain rare

  • Agence France Presse
2 min read
ANGOLA

Angola at a crossroads, or more of the same?

The MPLA managed to retain power in the recent elections but to win the next elections it will have to introduce economic and political reforms

  • Craig Moffat
  • Ross Harvey
7 min read
According to numerous political commentators, President João Lourenço’s pursuit to be re-elected on 24 August 2022 is facing increasing pressure from the main opposition leader of Unita, Adalberto Costa Júnior. (Photo by Adrian Dennis – Pool/Getty Images)
ADALBERTO COSTA JUNIOR

As Angola goes to the polls today, who will emerge victorious?

Former apartheid collaborator Unita has polled well, but will it be enough to unseat the long-ruling MPLA?

  • Craig Moffat
7 min read
Plus ça change: Angolan President João Lourenço has not lived up to citizens’ expectations. Photo: Alexander Shcherbak/Tass/Getty Images
ANGOLA

Angola’s president squanders his early goodwill

Angolans lose faith in João Lourenço as the economy tanks and corruption persists

  • Cláudio Silva
4 min read