The latest press coverage on corruption, human rights abuses, violations of freedom of the press and socio-economic exclusion in Angola:

IPS: Angola Slow on Drought Response as People Die of Hunger

June 28, 2013: Church groups, local NGOs and international aid organisations have launched appeals to get supplies to drought-stricken southern Angola where people are reported to be dying from a lack of food and water. It is estimated that between half a million and 800,000 people have been affected.

Rapaport: Angola, 100 Years Later

June 28, 2013: Angola is looking for investors in its diamond industry. In so doing, the country is marketing itself as a conflict-free and friendly environment and is vying to be the Kimberley Process (KP) chairman in 2015 to validate its claim. At the same time, Angola continues to fend off concerns about its current human rights record.

Frontline Defenders: Angola: Update - Human rights defender Emiliano Catumbela released

June 27, 2013: On 25 June 2013, human rights defender Mr Emiliano Catumbela was released from prison following a request by the General Attorney's Office. Emiliano Catumbela was arrested on 27 May 2013 while taking part in a vigil at Largo da Independência in Luanda to mark one year since the disappearance of human rights defenders Messrs António Alves Kamulingue and Isaías Cassule.