June 29, 2012

• Angola: Former Soldiers Postpone Demonstration in Lubango [analysis]

  More than 500 demobilised soldiers of the former People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola (FAPLA) gathered today in the João de Almeida neighborhood of Lubango in... Read more »

June 27, 2012

• Angola: Dissent Grows - Report [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 26, 2012

• Angola: The (UN)popularity and Success of Dos Santos [analysis]

  The de-facto electoral campaign launch held by the MPLA last Saturday, June 23, in the November 11 Stadium, still merits several political readings, due mainly by its propaganda... Read more »

• Angola: Isaias Samakuva's Fortune and the Call for Transparency [opinion]

  It all began with a photograph, published on facebook, of a house in a drab London suburb. A well-known pro-government social media activist, who goes by the name of ManDavid,... Read more »

• Angola: Another War Veteran Detained After Protests [analysis]

  José Fernandes de Barros, 48, a member of the former Popular Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola (FAPLA) Sergeants' and Soldiers' Claims Committee, was detained on the... Read more »

June 23, 2012

• Angola: Military Police Arrest War Veterans [analysis]

  Angolan military police have quietly detained 51 war veterans, following demonstrations on June 21. The detainees are in the Military Judicial Police (PJM) garrison in Luanda. Read more »

June 21, 2012

• Angola: The Next VP and the Legalization of Corruption [analysis]

  Manuel Vicente's nomination as president José Eduardo dos Santos' running mate in the upcoming August 31 election comes as no surprise. Read more »

June 20, 2012

• Angola: Govt Cracks Down on Protest by War Veterans and Widows

  Hundreds of former soldiers staged a protest that caused panic in Luanda on the morning of 20 June. The war veterans were demanding payment of their pensions, some of which were 20... Read more »

June 16, 2012

• Angola: Attacks Against Activists Increase [analysis]

  Activist Adolfo Campos André, aged 32, survived an attack yesterday, June 15, when he was on his way home at about 11P.M. Two Toyota Landcruisers blocked his car, a... Read more »

June 15, 2012

• Angola: A Routine of Kidnappings [analysis]

  Five unidentified individuals abducted youth protest organizer Gaspar Luamba on June 14, in Luanda. For six hours and a half, they interrogated and harassed him. Read more »

June 13, 2012

• Angola: Journalists Probed Over Satirical Photo Display [analysis]

  The National Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DNIC) heard yesterday, June 12, four staff members of the weekly newspaper Folha 8, as part of its investigations into the... Read more »

• Angola: Activist Rapper Luaty Released

  The Angolan activist rapper Luaty Beirão was released from custody by the Portuguese police on the evening of June 12. The day before, the rapper travelled to Lisbon, in a... Read more »

June 08, 2012

• Angola: BAI - The Regime's Laundromat [analysis]

  In recent years, the Angolan financial market has been led by Banco Africano de Investimentos - BAI (African Investment Bank), a banking institution previously named Banco Angolano... Read more »

June 07, 2012

• Angola: Demobbed Soldiers Protest Over Payments [analysis]

  Up to 3,000 demobilized soldiers staged a surprising march today, in the capital Luanda, towards the presidential palace. They went to claim the dues owed to them for years of... Read more »

June 06, 2012

• Angola: Puzzling Case of a Missing Activist [analysis]

  A group of former presidential guards had planned to march towards the presidential palace, on May 27, in protest against the social and economic conditions in which they were... Read more »

June 01, 2012

• Angola: Manuel Vicente - Transparently Corrupt [opinion]

  The scheduling of elections in Angola for August 31 casts a new light on the recent press conference that presented the Government Performance Report for the first quarter of 2012. Read more »

May 25, 2012

• Angola: A Day in Court to Remember [opinion]

  Today I had a memorable court experience. I went to witness the trial of a fellow journalist, Ramiro Aleixo, and found myself stealing away moments of his day in court. The judge... Read more »

May 24, 2012

• Angola: Police Demolish Shacks in Capital [analysis]

  A group of more than 150 officers of the Luanda Provincial Government's Auxiliary Police, supported by heavily armed members of the National Police, demolished more than 80... Read more »

• 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 at Maka Angola): Read more »

May 23, 2012

• Angola: Govt Announces Elections in August [analysis]

  According to today's announcement by the Council of the Republic, elections in Angola will be held on August 31. Read more »

May 22, 2012

• Angola: 'Convention Centre Being Used to Divert Millions in Public Funds' [opinion]

  The Talatona Convention Centre (CCTA) is one example of the large-scale investments that Sonangol, the state oil company, has been making in Angola in order to diversify its... Read more »

May 16, 2012

• Angola: Foreign Press Spotlight on Angola

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

April 05, 2012

• Angola: Masters in Corruption At the Independent University [analysis]

  Not many developing countries manage to create 20 universities, including public and private, in the space of a decade. In 2009 alone, the Angolan government created six new... Read more »

April 02, 2012

• Angola: War Veterans in Protest March Over Pensions

  Four thousand Angolan war veterans took to the streets of the city of the south-eastern city of Menongue, Kuando-Kubango province, on Saturday, March 31, in protest at delays in... Read more »

March 05, 2012

• Angola: Diamond Extraction and Crimes Against Humanity in Northeastern Angola [document]

  Paper presented at the Conference on International Law: War Crimes, Human Rights, and Immigration, Elon University School of Law, North Carolina, February 26, 2012 Read more »