US EditionDeath Toll Rises in Angola After Protests and Looting over Fuel Hike
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The Frontier PostAngola unrest death toll rises to 30
LUANDA: Angolan President Joao Lourenco praised security forces Friday for quelling unrest that claimed 30 lives over two days but rights groups accused them of killing “defenseless people.” Dozens of shops and warehouses in Luanda were looted and vehicles attacked on Monday and Tuesday when a strike against a fuel price hike descended into some of the worst violence in the
The Angolan President condemned vandalism acts perpetrated by "unresponsive citizens manipulated by national and foreign anti-patriotic organizations" and promised support to the victims.
In Angola taxi drivers are on strike because the state is raising fuel prices. From these protests a spontaneous mass movement developed. At the same time it is about corruption, social cuts and the role of state media. On the streets of Angola, especially in the capital Luanda, it sounds again and again this week: "Lourenço, disappear!". The demonstrators: inside are angry and call on President João Lourenço to resign with this slogan. In the t…
"The security forces acted within the framework of their obligations," said João Lourenço on Friday in his first speech since the demonstrations, in which at least 30 people died.
João Lourenço Says that Tumours Were Caused by “Responsible Handles by Anti-Patriotic Organisations”
The Angolan President spoke for the first time about the beginning of the week and said that "crime action" was a "sabotage to the economy" and promised support to the affected companies.
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