Angola Press Agency (Luanda)
17 April 2008
The president of the Angola's main opposition Unita party, Isaias Samakuva, recently made some public utterances in Portugal seeking to pass a political message as part of his electoral campaign.
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This is commentary rather than reporting. The writer has some real points to make concerning issues in the agricultural areas, and post war problems, however.
I think you seem to forget that the MPLA immediately declared a one party state at the declaration of independecs, sidelining the indeginous group from the north and central highlands, namely the Ovimbundu and the Bakongo. The war was bad but it forced democracy. Nobody is clean in Angola.
Would you rate this article as "news"? I strongly feel that editors of allAfrica.com should make efforts, so that "news" and "politicking" be separate from each other. There is a clear line to be drawn between partisan opinions about facts, and investigated facts; between political mud hurling, journalism, and news reporting. Yours truly. Gilles Hosch