Imagem: Internet By Shilda Cardoso The MPLA politics is as perplexing as one can imagine. Often, we define the ruling party as consisting of unanimous and affirmative leadership due to the excessive powers granted to its leaders and the subsequent support of the remaining members. Historically, the MPLA regime modeled itself as an elite Marxist-Leninist…
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…
Por Radio Angola A organização não-governamental “Friends of Angola” endereçou uma carta aberta ao Presidente da República, João Lourenço, onde manifesta preocupação sobre os “discursos inflamados” de determinados políticos e membros do governo. Rádio Angola No documento a que a Rádio Angola teve acesso, a Friends of Angola escreve que tem constatado “discursos inflamatórios de…
Por VOA LUANDA — Começou nesta segunda-feira, 6, hoje o período de apresentação ao Tribunal Constitucional (TC) das candidaturas dos partidos políticos e das coligações partidárias que vão concorrer às eleições gerais de 24 de Agosto próximo. A Lei Orgânica sobre as Eleições Gerais angolanas determina que a apresentação das candidaturas ocorre até 20…
30 May, 2022 It was with great concern and indignation that Friends of Angola (FoA) became aware of the excessive use of force, including live ammunition against workers at the Kakulo Cabaça hydroelectric dam, on May 6th, 2022, in Angola. Unfortunately, the use of live ammunition by law enforcement officials agains several defenseless employees of…
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