The Angolan police said on Tuesday that more than 500 arrests took place and four people were killed in the midst of disorder in Luanda, the capital of the African country. No details were available from the police on the circumstances of deadly people.
On Monday, the protests turned violent on the government’s decision to remove fuel subsidy and increase the price of diesel, in which Angolon officials reported looting and barbarity in the capital.
Police say
Angolm Police spokesman Metus Rodrigues said shops, banks and cars were targeted by Vandles. Despite a large -scale arrest by the police on Monday, Rodrigues reported that Luanda still has a “pocket of disorder”.
Arlil This month, the Angaolan government announced that it would pull a public backlash, flying the price of one third.
In response, the AATA Taxi Association called for a three -day strike starting on Monday, in which taxi drivers reduced their fare by half. Blue and White Minibus taxi, known as “candonguiros”, is a common means of transport for angles.
Anata has given rise to vandalism and violence, but said that the ongoing taxi strike will continue the whole time.
The limit was addressed by inflation: ‘How will we feed our children?’
There have been demonstrations against the planned fuel growth.
The protesters not only are disappointed with fuel growth, but also have the alleged indifference of the government for the increasing cost of live in Angola and the struggles of everyday finger. The protesters have raised their anger towards Angan’s President Joao Lauarko, whose MPLA party has ruled the country in 1975 since its independence from Portugal.
According to the AFP news agency, a limiting woman said in an indicated message to Lursko, “Why do you suffer us like this? How will we feed our children? Prices will go down.”
The political establishment of Angola tells ‘barbarism’, ‘sociologist’ DW
Despite being one of the top oil producing countries in Africa, Angola is facing serious economic challenges. A limb movement says that it is due to mismanagement by Angola’s government.
Angaolan sociologist Lujia Moniz told DW Portuguese for Africa service that in relation to barbarity, “barbarity begins with political establishment, which leaves its citizens.”
Moniz blamed the state for the country’s poor economic condition, where 46 children of malnutrition Each day and young unemployment is close to 60%.
Moniz urged the Angoll government to be committed to communicate the protesters instead of a violent crack. He called upon the government’s change in Angola before 2027, when President Lauko’s term ended.
Corruption: The reason behind the crisis of Angola?
A major political and economic challenge in Angola is corruption.
Avantage Transparency International When it comes to corruption, the perception of its corruption puts Angola on 32 out of 100 on the index, its scale labeling 0 as “highly corrupt” and “very clean as 100.” For reference, Germany has a score of 75 on the index.
In 2020, the International Union of investigative journalists released a report “Luanda leak” Isabel Dos Santos, daughter of a former President, revealed that $ 2 billion (€ 1.7 billion) fate was created by detection of Angolon Public Money.
Edited by: Scene Sinico
