Greetings! I am the Executive Director at Friends of Angola, an advocacy-based organization focused on human rights, transparency, and good governance in Angola. I am writing to bring your attention to support the U.S. Senate resolution calling on the Government of Angola to hold free, fair, and peaceful elections on August 24, 2022. The resolution…
By Shilda Cardoso | Friends of Angola August 4, 2022 The United States Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chairman of the SFRC Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, have recently introduced a Senate resolution calling for free, fair, and peaceful…
OPEN LETTER To President of the Republic of Angola, Mr. João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço July 28, 2022 Subject: Inflammatory Speech by Political Leaders During the Electoral Period in Angola Your Excellency, Mr. President, It is with great concern that Friends of Angola (FoA) has been witnessing inflammatory speeches by political leaders and…
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…