By Shilda Cardoso|Friends of Angola On the eve of the electoral campaigns for the August 24th elections, the limited attention to the topic of power transition from the interested parties in Angola is quite concerning. Given the country’s long history of civil conflict, numerous unfulfilled treaties, and highly contested elections by opposition parties, the lack…
A Friends of Angola (FoA) condenou os actos de violência policial contra os militantes do partido UNITA, que culminou com a morte de um dos manifestantes, quando no sábado, 11, saíram às ruas da cidade de Benguela em marcha de apoio ao seu presidente, Adalberto Costa Júnior, pela sua eleição ao cargo no XIII Congresso…
REPÚBLICA DE ANGOLA A S S E M B L E I A N A C I O N A L GRUPO PARLAMENTAR GABINETE DO PRESIDENTE CONFERÊNCIA DE IMPRENSA VISITA DE CONSTACTAÇÃO SOBRE O ESTADO DOS DIREITOS E LIBERDADES EM CABINDA O Grupo Parlamentar da UNITA, respondendo à solicitação de inúmeros cidadãos, realizou nos dias…
By Christopher Torchia | AP JOHANNESBURG — The former president of Angola on Saturday said he made mistakes during his long rule but was holding his “head high” as he stepped down as leader of the ruling MPLA party. The political exit of Jose Eduardo dos Santos comes as President Joao Lourenco, a former defense minister, pledges…
O líder da UNITA disse na abertura da reunião ordinária da Comissão Política que o momento político no país é particularmente dramático porque, segundo Isaías Samakuva, após vários anos de má governação e já depois de consolidada a paz, o país caiu numa crise generalizada sem precedentes. Fonte: Rádio Angola Para o presidente do maior…
Luanda, Angola | AFP | The leading opposition party in Angola said Saturday its lawmakers would take their seats in parliament, withdrawing a threat to boycott the assembly to protest last month’s election outcome. The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), which won 27 percent of the vote, also said it was…
Claudia Gastrow, University of Johannesburg The swearing in of the new Angolan parliament marks the first time in 38 years that Angola has a new president. João Lourenço, who Angolans refer to as “JLo”, replaces the long-serving José Eduardo dos Santos, who carries on as president of the ruling MPLA, the Movimento Popular de Libertação…
Luanda, Sept 8 (AFP) — Three Angolan opposition parties on Friday filed a complaint against the outcome of nationwide elections on August 23 that asserted the 42-year grip of the ruling MPLA party. Representatives from the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) and two smaller parties, the FNLA and PNS, lodged a…
AFW2017090857105485 Lisbon Africa Monitor in English 08 Sep 17 [Article by Paulo Guilherme: “Angola: UNITA and CASA-CE Between Extreme Positions of Regime and Civil Society”] 1. The expectations of the international community, shared by Angolan civil society, that the regime would recognize irregularities in the electoral process, leading to a more transparent assessment of electoral…
Por SAPO24 As duas principais formações da oposição em Angola, a UNITA e a CASA-CE, obtiveram juntas mais votos na província de Luanda do que o MPLA (no poder há 42 anos), ao contrário do que aconteceu nas eleições de 2008 e 2012. Os resultados da província de Luanda, um dos mais populosos e onde…