November 10, 2012

• 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 07, 2012

• 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, 2012

• Angola: Bonfire for Censored Newspaper

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

October 26, 2012

• 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 25, 2012

• 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 25, 2012

• 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: 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 »

September 17, 2012

• 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: 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 »

September 15, 2012

• 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 »

September 12, 2012

• 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 »

September 10, 2012

• 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 »

August 03, 2012

• 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 01, 2012

• 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 »

• 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 30, 2012

• 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 26, 2012

• 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 25, 2012

• 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 21, 2012

• 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, 2012

• 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 13, 2012

• 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 11, 2012

• 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 »

July 08, 2012

• Angola: Maka Angola Sponsors Petition Against the Angolan Investment Bank [analysis]

  Maka Angola has just launched an online campaign petitioning European financial institutions to stop doing business with the Angolan Investment Bank (Banco Angolano de... Read more »

July 05, 2012

• Angola: Spotlight on the News [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 »

June 29, 2012

• Angola: Lázaro Pinduca [analysis]

  War veterans from the Huila province have come out publicly to demand answers on the promotion of local businessman, Luís da Fonseca Nunes, to the rank of lieutenant... Read more »