An Unsettling Complicity Nicholas Kristoff, New York Times 26 March 2015   LUANDA, Angola — There are parasites of all kinds in poor countries. One variety is intestinal, the worms that afflict countless children. In a hospital here in Angola, nurses pointed to a little girl named Marcelina, who they said was at risk of dying from anemia caused by worms and malnutrition. She had so many worms she was spitting them up. The other kind of parasite

Genocide Watch Alert   After its independence from Portugal in 1975, Angola went through a 27-year civil war which was primarily a struggle between two former liberation movements: MPLA and UNITA. Besides the struggle between these movements, a separatist struggle by the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (FLEC) also played a role in the civil war. Cabinda is an Angolan province but it is separated from the country’s main

  Copyright BBC The long-lasting conflict in Cabinda   By Genocide Watch 6 March 2012   After its independence from Portugal in 1975, Angola went through a 27-year civil war which was primarily a struggle between two former liberation movements, the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA). The war assumed a central role in the Cold War, since the Marxist-oriented

Africa: Angola Committed to Seeking Solution for Conflicts 22 April 2013   Luanda — Angola has kept a good engagement in seeking solution for conflicts hitting the African continent, such as Mali, Guinea Bissau, Central African Republic and Great Lakes region, says the Foreign Affairs Minister, George Chicoti. The government official said so when speaking at the opening of the round table under the theme "Angola's contribution for prevention

26 September 2012 "Angloa: President's Inauguration Elevates Spirit of Trust" By AllAfrica 20 August 2012 "Angolan police arrest opposition members before vote" By Reuters 05 May 2012 "Angola elections threaten instability as government cracks down on dissent" By The Guardian 5 April 2012 "Angola elections threaten instability as government cracks down on dissent," by Kristin Palitza for IPS2 April 2012 "Violent Crackdown On Critics," by Human Rights