The Angola Monitor covers the politics, economics, development, democracy and human rights of Angola. It is published quarterly by Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA). The Monitor is produced in English and Portuguese. ACTSA has published the Angola Monitor since the mid 1990s.
This issue covers the appointment of Manuel Vincente as Minister for Economic Co-ordination, the controversial reappointment of the head of the MPLA’s women’s movement to head the Electoral Commission, 10 years of peace, the increase in construction projects ahead of elections later this year and the completion of the IMF’s standby agreement and continuing discrepancy in Sonangol accounts. We also cover the continued violent response to anti government protests, police raids of the Folha 8 newspaper, Angola government and civil society groups report to the Africa Human Rights Commission and the continued droughts.