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1.	Stop Military Abuses in Cabinda
	Author: Human Rights Watch	Date Written: 22 June 2009
	Primary Category: Angola	Document Origin: Human Rights Watch
	Secondary Category: Southern Region	Source URL: http://www.hrw.org
	Key Words: Angola, Cabinda, torture, judicial process, resistance
	Summary & Comment: The Angolan government should immediately end the unlawful detention and torture of people suspected of rebel activities in the oil-rich enclave province of Cabinda, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today June 22,2009. Detainees gave Human Rights Watch consistent accounts of being mistreated in military custody. One said: "They put . . . [expand]
2.	President Dos Santos invited to attend G-8 Summit in Italy 8-10 July
	Author: ANGOP, Luanda	Date Written: 18 June 2009
	Primary Category: Angola	Document Origin: Angola Press Agency
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL:
	Key Words: Angola, president, G8, economy
	Summary & Comment: Presumably a recognition of Angola’s contribution to the world oil supply, to draw Angola back into the western sphere of influence, and to counter their important and growing Chinese connection. JK
3.	NGOs sceptical of government's rural development plans
	Author: Louise Redvers, Luanda	Date Written: 6 June 2009
	Primary Category: Angola	Document Origin: Inter Press Service
	Secondary Category: Southern Region	Source URL: http://www.ipsnews.net/africa
	Key Words: Angola, agriculture, community involvment, investment, training
	Summary & Comment: Diversifying the economy into labour-intensive areas like agriculture is key for Angola’s long-term development. However government’s top-down approach to rural poverty, makes NGO’s like ADRA wish the community could be more involved in the planning, control, preparation, and vocational training of the intiatives that are coming mainly from outside . . . [expand]
4.	A time of change
	Author: Luis Samacumbi	Date Written: 6 June 2009
	Primary Category: Angola	Document Origin: Luis Samacumbi
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL: http://www.africafiles.org
	Key Words: Angola, change, drawbacks, advantages, progress
	Summary & Comment: This keynote address was given by Luis Samacumbi of the Congregation Church in Angola, to the United Church of Christ Illinois Conference Annual Meeting in Springfield USA. He notes various roadblocks to development, and on the other hand, indications of progress, and thanks his audience for their support for the development and education and train . . . [expand]
5.	In continuing harassment, newspaper editor forbidden to leave country
	Author: Reporters without borders	Date Written: 13 May 2009
	Primary Category: Angola	Document Origin: Reporters without borders
	Secondary Category: Southern Region	Source URL: http://www.rsf.org/print.php3?id_article=31289
	Key Words: Angola, Tonet, Folha8, passport, seizure,
	Summary & Comment: Reporters Without Borders defends imprisoned journalists and press freedom throughout the world. Here they protest against the seizure by Angolan authorities of the passport of William Tonet, veteran editor of Folha8, a bi-weekly `8 page’ newsletter based in Luanda. A total of 69 complaints have been brought against Tonet and his newspaper since 19 . . . [expand]
6.	Failed yet successful
	Author: David Sogge, FRIDE	Date Written: 1 May 2009
	Primary Category: Angola	Document Origin: Fundacion para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Dialogo Exterior), Madrid
	Secondary Category: AU/NEPAD	Source URL: http://www.fride.org
	Key Words: Angola, failed, successful, military, income, social.
	Summary & Comment: A long recognized authority on Angola, David Sogge, shares this paper written as part of a research project on institutionally weak states: The report (about 330 kilobytes) may be downloaded from FRIDE’s website: http://www.fride.org/publication/599/angola-failed-yet-successful . A Portuguese-language version is in preparation. JK
7.	No law to stop domestic violence
	Author: Louise Redvers	Date Written: 29 April 2009
	Primary Category: Angola	Document Origin: Inter Press Service
	Secondary Category: Gender	Source URL: http://www.ipsnews.net/print.asp?idnews=46672
	Key Words: Angola, sexual violence, legality, education campaign
	Summary & Comment: Victims of sexual violence, usually women, have no legal recourse. Many live in fear, some in hiding. In a bid to tackle high levels of domestic violence, government, media, non-governmental organisations, churches, and local civil society groups have teamed up to launch an awareness and education campaign against domestic violence. JK

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