Friends of Angola

Imagem: Wikimedia Commons Por RTP O presidente do Banco Mundial defendeu um aumento da transparência sobre a dívida pública a nível mundial e deu como exemplo Angola, um país onde aferir a totalidade dos compromissos financeiros “é um grande desafio”. “Precisamos que os credores e os devedores evitem violações da cláusula de não compromisso nas…

By Friends Of Angola For far too long, we bear witness to the systematic oppression an destruction of black bodies. As an organization with staff and leadership made of People of Color, we are tired, outraged and in pain over the ongoing structural violence perpetrated on black, brown, and indigenous men and women by the…

Image: The Institute of World Politics Open Letter of concern on members of civil society and religious body facing death threats and intimidation in the Cuando Cubango province JOINT OPEN LETTER His Excellency João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço President of the Republic of Angola CC: Mr. Francisco Manuel Monteiro Queiroz, Minister of Justice and Human Rights…

Por Lusa|DW A organização “Friends Of Angola” (FoA) está a promover uma campanha virtual a exigir “liberdade incondicional” para todos os presos políticos, incluindo oito ativistas detidos em Cabinda desde dezembro de 2019. Rafael Morais, ativista dos direitos humanos e diretor da “Friends Of Angola” (FoA) em Angola, em entrevista à DW África conta que…

Dear Friends and Colleagues: I hope this message finds you and your loved ones healthy and safe. On behalf of Friends of Angola, I would like to take a moment and share with you our efforts to assist in combating the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). In collaboration with local partners, we are using our technology…

By OCCRP A group of Angolan government officials and senior bank executives funnelled hundreds of millions of dollars out of the country with little oversight, creating their own private banking network through which they sent the money to Portugal and elsewhere in the European Union, an OCCRP investigation has found. The network sent at least…

By Communal News The measure does not cover quarantined citizens and inter-provincial travel will continue to be banned after Sunday. The mandatory quarantine is maintained for citizens who come from countries with community circulation of the virus and for professionals exposed to risk. The presidential decree suspends a series of individual rights. Angolan President João…

Luanda (AFP)| France 24 It is a cry from the heart and the stomach that is reverberating across African towns and cities reeling under lockdowns and curfews to contain the spread of the coronavirus. “How can anyone stay home without anything to eat?” asked Garcia Landu, a motorcycle taxi driver in the bustling Angolan seaside…

By AFP Luanda (AFP) – Angola on Monday deployed a special police unit in armoured vehicles to patrol Luanda streets to enforce anti-coronavirus regulations as people continued to venture outside despite restrictions on movement. President Joao Lourenco declared a state of emergency in the southwest African country last month to halt the spread of the…

Por:RFI O Chefe de Estado angolano reuniu esta quarta feira o Conselho da República, o seu órgão consultivo composto pelos Presidentes dos Partidos políticos na oposição e ouviu a Assembleia Nacional, que afirmativamente o autorizaram a decretar estado de emergência, para conter a pandemia do Covid-19, visto que já há 3 casos confirmados no país….