Angolan police under fire over treatment of protesters
By admin | September 12, 2011
Mail and Guardian, 12 September
Twenty-one people have appeared in court in the Angolan capital of Luanda charged with public order offences, following a rare anti-government demonstration that turned violent, leaving several protesters, journalists and police officers injured. Read the rest of this entry »
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24 arrested and several injured in Angola youth rally
By admin | September 5, 2011
Reuters News, 3 September
Angolan authorities arrested 24 people at an anti-government youth rally in the capital Luanda Saturday during which several protesters, journalists and police officers were injured, according to media reports. Read the rest of this entry »
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COSATU criticises SADC leadership and calls for Day of Action
By Mark | August 18, 2011
Congress of South African Trade Unions calls on SADC leaders to act now in defence of democracy in Southern Africa
COSATU, 17 August 2011
The Congress of South African Trade Unions notes that the 31st Ordinary Summit of SADC heads of states and government begins today in Luanda, Angola to discuss various issues affecting the region.
We are however very disappointed by the behaviour of the in-coming Chairperson of SADC, Angola’s President Jose Dos Santos who refused entry into Angola for about 17 civil society activists and leaders from the region, as well as two Mozambican journalists, whilst also seizing publications belonging to Zimbabwean activists. This is unacceptable, particularly coming from someone assigned with the responsibility of providing leadership to the whole region at a time when the challenge of democracy, human rights and economic justice are daunting throughout the region. This also brings into question Angola’s own record of freedom of political activity, free flow of information and right to expression. Read the rest of this entry »
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Zimbabwe: South African civil society statement on the Global Political Agreement
By Mark | August 16, 2011
The coalition government of Zimbabwe must urgently institute reforms and ensure human rights respect
We the undersigned South African Civil Society participants and the Zimbabwean Diaspora attending the above-mentioned event wish to highlight civil society’s grave concern at the lack of progress in the implementation of fundamental democracy and human rights reforms outlined in the Global Political Agreement guaranteed by SADC. We are concerned that the SADC mediation process has made little difference in the peace talks between the ZANU-PF and the two MDC formations in the quest to find a lasting solution to the Zimbabwean crisis. Read the rest of this entry »
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Em Angola a paz vai bem, mas não o suficiente
By Mark | August 15, 2011
Observações pessoais de um profissional da área do desenvolvimento
Após muitos anos de viagens a Angola, em visita recente depois de uma ausência de cinco anos, percebi o quanto as coisas mudaram e o quanto permanecem como antes. Passei duas semanas trabalhando com comunidades rurais em três províncias para discutirmos os efeitos das mudanças climáticas sobre seus ambientes e meios de vida. Ao longo do processo fui exposto ao que significa o desenvolvimento pós-guerra para os angolanos comuns. Read the rest of this entry »
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Angola deports civil society leaders
By Mark | August 12, 2011
Civil Society Statement on the Detention and Deportation of Civil Society Leaders and Delegates to the 7th Southern Africa Civil Society Forum, Luanda, Angola Read the rest of this entry »
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Human Rights Watch statement on SADC
By Campaigns | August 10, 2011
Human Rights Watch, August 9
Leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) should address the worrying human rights situations in Malawi, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, and Angola, Human Rights Watch said in a letter today to Dr. Tomaz Salomão, the executive secretary. Human Rights Watch also urged SADC leaders, at their meeting in Luanda,Angola from August 16 to 18, 2011, to promote and strengthen the human rights mandate of the regional tribunal, rather than weaken it. Read the rest of this entry »
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Angolan journalist arrested for reporting on ‘mass fainting’
By Campaigns | August 8, 2011
The Guardian, 8 August
Angolan police arrested radio journalist Adão Tiago for reporting on a bizarre nationwide wave of mass fainting. Read the rest of this entry »
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Angola: observations from a development worker
By Campaigns | July 25, 2011
Angola Monitor, July 2011
Peace is good but not yet good enough
Following many years of travel to Angola from 1999 on, a recent return trip after five years’ absence showed how much has changed – and how much hasn’t. I spent two weeks working with rural communities in three provinces to discuss the effects of climate change on their environment and livelihoods. In the process I was exposed to what post-war development in Angola means for ordinary Angolans. Read the rest of this entry »
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Angola accused of border terror
By Campaigns | July 22, 2011
Mail and Guardian, 22 July
Angolan security forces are waging a campaign of terror — including sexual abuse — on Congolese migrants who cross the border illegally looking for work, aid agencies have claimed. Read the rest of this entry »
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