Angolan ex-President’s Men Indicted over Chinese Deals
On Friday July 8, coinciding with news of the death of former Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos, it was revealed that two of his closest associates face trial on corruption charges in...
View ArticleAngolan Elections 2022: Party Manifestos Silent on Judicial Reform
Ahead of Angola’s presidential and parliamentary elections this month, the United States Senate has taken the unusual step of passing a resolution calling for the electoral process to be conducted...
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Angolan Elections 2022: Indifferent Reception for President Lourenço in Malanje
Who writes the campaign speeches for the Angolan President? A statistician? For a couple of hours on Wednesday, João Lourenço stupefied would-be MPLA supporters at a campaign rally in Malanje with a...
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Angolan Elections 2022: Polling Day
From the time the polls opened at 0700, Angolans streamed into the Assembleias de Voto [polling stations] around the capital, Luanda, where some 33 percent of the national votes are cast. Maka Angola...
View ArticleDevolution: Local Government Is the Way Forward
The situation in Angola’s is complex. The younger generation have shown the depth of their discontent with the lack of opportunity for study or employment. Young people in Angola see nothing to help...
View ArticleChallenging Angola’s Election Result
The official result of the Angolan elections gave victory to the MPLA with 51.17% of the total votes cast; UNITA coming second with 43.95%. UNITA reacted to the announcement by issuing a public...
View ArticleJustice Capture in Angola
President Lourenço has weaponized the judicial system to mete out political retribution against his personal enemies, principally his predecessor’s family members and closest associates. The unequal...
View ArticleAll the President’s Friends: Who Audits Angola’s Chief Auditor?
Yet more evidence has reached Maka Angola that the Angolan President’s vow to end corruption has continued to falter. Maka has already revealed at length how Exalgina Gambôa, the head of the Court of...
View ArticlePresident Lourenço: Where Does Angola Go from Here?
The foundation of Angola’s future prosperity rests upon four pillars. Firstly, empowering and visionary leadership at the executive level, capable of bridging the numerous divides in Angola’s society...
View ArticleFelon Appointed as Supreme Court Justice of Angola
The unprecedented appointment of a convicted criminal to the Angolan Supreme Court – in blatant contravention of the law – has sparked a formal complaint to the country’s Attorney-General to trigger a...
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