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1.	Angola: Free prisoners facing trial over Togo football team attack( Port. & Fr.also)
	Author: Amnesty International	Date Written: 15 July 2010
	Primary Category: Angola	Document Origin: press@amnesty.org
	Secondary Category: Central Region	Source URL: http://www.amnesty.org
	Key Words: Angola, Togo, football, ambush, protesters arrested.
	Summary & Comment: “These men have been arrested simply for peacefully expressing their opinion about Cabinda, by authorities that are taking advantage of the attack on the Togolese football team to crack down on human rights defenders.” said Muluka-Anne Miti, Angola researcher at Amnesty International. Amnesty urges that the attackers themselves be caught and tried. . . . [expand]
2.	The Angola Monitor 3-2010 - Excerpts.
	Author: ACTSA	Date Written: 15 July 2010
	Primary Category: Angola	Document Origin: Action for Southern Africa
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL: http://www.actsa.org.
	Key Words: Angola, media, banking, health, sugar, refugee status
	Summary & Comment: The Angola Monitor covers politics, economics, development, democracy, and human rights in Angola. It is also available in Portuguese. This issue covers electoral registration for 2012 elections, the 2010 African Economic Outlook report, criticism of the State newspaper by the National Media Council, training and development initiatives from Brazil . . . [expand]
3.	Conferencia: Nao partam a minha casa - Benguela 29 a 31 de Julho
	Author: Jose Patrocinio, Benguela	Date Written: 14 July 2010
	Primary Category: Angola	Document Origin: United Committee for World Assembly of Inhabitants
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL:
	Key Words: Angola, Benguela, conference, homelessness, housing destruction
	Summary & Comment: Article in Portuguese. Peoples’ conference to protest forced dislocation of populations announced for Benguela 29 a 31 de Julho de 2010. I. Esses actos de desalojamento forçado não têm antecedido do realojamento condigno das vítimas. II. Estratégias da Conferência. III. Directrizes da Acção; IV. Resultados Esperados : Conclusao: Criado um espaço co . . . [expand]
4.	The self-dealings of Sonangol CEO
	Author: Rafael Marques de Morais	Date Written: 24 June 2010
	Primary Category: Angola	Document Origin: Pambazuka News 487
	Secondary Category: Economic Justice	Source URL: http://www.pambazuka.org
	Key Words: Angola, Vicente, conflict of interest, international law.
	Summary & Comment: "Chair of the board and CEO of Angolan parastatal Sonangol, Manuel Vicente’s 25 per cent shareholding in Grinaker LTA Angola – a company that was awarded two multi-million dollar construction contracts by Sonangol – involves ‘passive corruption and conflict of interest’, writes Rafael Marques de Morais. De Morais takes a look at Vicente’s role . . . [expand]
5.	Feingold Statement: U.S. policy toward Angola
	Author: Senator Abraham Feingold	Date Written: 24 June 2010
	Primary Category: Angola	Document Origin: USA Congressional Record
	Secondary Category: AU/NEPAD	Source URL: http://feingold.senate.gov
	Key Words: Angola, emerging power, increasing role, poor human rights record,
	Summary & Comment: The senator highlights an emerging power in sub-Saharan Africa that we should not ignore: "since the war ended in 2002, Angolans have made tremendous strides to secure the peace and rebuild their country...Angola is also poised to play a greater role on regional, continental and international issues." According to the State Department’s 2 . . . [expand]
6.	The blood diamond resurfaces
	Author: Michael Allen, Cafunfo	Date Written: 19 June 2010
	Primary Category: Angola	Document Origin: Wall Street Journal
	Secondary Category: Economic Justice	Source URL: http://online.wsj.com/
	Key Words: Angola, diamonds, Kimberley Process, garimpeiros, military , profiteering
	Summary & Comment: Angola is the fifth largest producer of diamonds in the world. One quarter of production is by small artisinal miners. There is fighting by hired militias, government soldiers, and police to control the diamonds, and military and soldiers coerce a share of the handouts or even sponsor "their own garimpeiros" who must share the product wit . . . [expand]
7.	Angola; Há um assalto ao orçamento -an attack on the budget
	Author: Alves da Rocha interviewed by A B Fonte	Date Written: 16 June 2010
	Primary Category: Angola	Document Origin: Folha.com -Brazil
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL: http://Folha.com.br
	Key Words: Angola, economy, budget, potential, resources.
	Summary & Comment: A message and an article from Luis Samacumbi. His message in English and Portuguese is below the article. He expresses hope and determination for economic change in spite of the fact that fear paralyzes the people. The interview does not provide signs that the government will better the lives of the people very much. The introduction to the intervi . . . [expand]

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