November 29

• Angola: Dealing With Govt Censorship and Oil Money [analysis]

  The latest press coverage on corruption, human rights abuses, violations of freedom of the press and socio-economic exclusion in Angola, every Wednesday on Maka Angola: Read more »

• Angola: Political Protest and the Govt Response in Angola

  In March 2011, at the height of the North African street protests, an anonymous letter went viral. It called for a mass demonstration in Luanda's Independence Square, in the... Read more »

November 23

• Angola: Spotlight [analysis]

  The latest press coverage on corruption, human rights abuses, violations of freedom of the press and socio-economic exclusion in Angola, every Wednesday on Maka Angola: Read more »

November 12

• Angola: Rafael Marques At the European Parliament [analysis]

  The Member of the European Parliament, Ana Gomes, will host a discussion on Angola at the European Parliament in Brussels, on November 14, 2012. Angolan anti-corruption campaigner... Read more »

November 9

• Angola: Spotlight on Corruption

  The latest press coverage on corruption, human rights abuses, violations of freedom of the press and socio-economic exclusion in Angola, every Wednesday on Maka Angola: Read more »

October 29

• Angola: Bonfire for Censored Newspaper

  This weekend's edition of the weekly newspaper Semanário Angolense ended up in a bonfire. Read more »

• Angola: 'Angola - Birth of a Movement' On Al Jazeera

  A new film by Al Jazeera documents the birth of the protest movement in Angola. Read more »

October 26

• Angola: Police Arrest Strikers on Oil Vessel

  The 15 Angolan oil workers who went on strike aboard the oil vessel FPSO Gimboa, on October 3, to demand better working conditions, were questioned yesterday and today by the... Read more »

September 26

• Angola: Newborn Dies of Neglect At Luanda Hospital [analysis]

  Groaning with labour pains, Florina Domingos writhed on the ground in the parking lot at the Augusto N'gangula Maternity and Paediatric Hospital in Luanda on the night of September... Read more »

• Angola: Angolan Presidential Guards On Trial for 'Insubordination' [analysis]

  Fourteen soldiers for the Central Protection and Security Unit (DCPS) in the Military Bureau of the Angolan Presidency are to stand trial in the Luanda Regional Military Court... Read more »

• Angola: Presidential Guards At the Service of Private Business [analysis]

  The trial of 15 Angolan presidential guards, accused in connection with a petition in which they demanded better salaries and working conditions, has drawn attention to a web of... Read more »

• Angola: Diamond Digger Shot Dead in Cafunfo [analysis]

  Nelson Miguel Muatxicungo, a diamond digger, was shot dead on Friday evening by guards working for the private security company Bicuar in the Lunda Norte province, Angola.... Read more »

• Angola: The Presiding Judge's Quixotic Dealings [analysis]

  Later this week, Angola's Constitutional Court will rule on a challenge brought by opposition parties against the National Electoral Commission, claiming widespread malpractice in... Read more »

• Angola: Presidential Guards Go on Trial

  The trial of 15 soldiers of the Angola's Presidential Guard will resume in the Luanda Regional Military Tribunal on Friday, September 28. Read more »

• Angola: Unita Activists Detained in Bailundo [analysis]

  Five UNITA activists were detained on Saturday by Angolan police in Bailundo, Huambo province, following scuffles between UNITA and MPLA supporters in the Calueio neighbourhood. Read more »

August 6

• Angola: Water for Everyone, Cisterns for the Elite [analysis]

  The MPLA's program for government for the 5-year period of 2012-2017 outlines extraordinary progress in the provision of socio-economic infrastructure throughout the country.... Read more »

August 3

• Angola: MPLA Steps On Traditional Authorities [editorial]

  As in many African countries, traditional authorities still hold considerable influence in rural societies in Angola. Read more »

August 2

• Angola: Summary of Week's Press Coverage [analysis]

  The latest press coverage on corruption, human rights abuses, violations of freedom of the press and socio-economic exclusion in Angola, every Wednesday on Maka Angola: Read more »

July 31

• Angola: The MPLA's Election Plan [opinion]

  The action plan for the electoral campaign of the ruling People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), which formally starts on July 31, contains strategies that need to... Read more »

July 29

• Angola: Rich Live in Luxury in Portugal

  Displays of wealth by newly rich Angolans have become legendary in Portugal in recent years. Angolan leaders and their families and business associates have been buying up some of... Read more »

July 26

• Angola: Latest Press Coverage [analysis]

  The latest press coverage on corruption, human rights abuses, violations of freedom of the press and socio-economic exclusion in Angola, every Wednesday on Maka Angola: Read more »

July 24

• Angola: Political Violence Breaks Out in Provinces [analysis]

  Over the last few months there has been a worrying increase in the level of violence between MPLA and UNITA militants in the provinces of Huambo and Benguela, two electoral... Read more »

July 19

• Angola: Spotlight on Weekly News

  The latest press coverage on corruption, human rights abuses, violations of freedom of the press and socio-economic exclusion in Angola, every Wednesday on Maka Angola: Read more »

July 17

• Angola: Dos Santos Associate 'Tramples' the Law [analysis]

  The kick-start of the ruling People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), and president José Eduardo dos Santos campaign trail, on June 23, in the 11 de Novembro... Read more »

July 12

• Angola: Latest News on Governance [analysis]

  The latest press coverage on corruption, human rights abuses, violations of freedom of the press and socio-economic exclusion in Angola, every Wednesday on Maka Angola: Read more »