Welcome, Guest: Register On Nairaland / LOGIN! / Trending / Recent / NewStats: 3,154,085 members, 7,821,748 topics. Date: Wednesday, 08 May 2024 at 05:47 PM |
Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Politics / Foreign Affairs / After Protests, Angolan Leader Holds Talks With Youths (238 Views)
Ukrainian Delegation Arrive Gomel, Belarus For Peace Talks With Russia / Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Agrees To Peace Talks With Russia / Zelensky Agrees To Talks With Kremlin, Venue Being Discussed – Russian Times (2) (3) (4)
After Protests, Angolan Leader Holds Talks With Youths by Kingspin(m): 6:41am On Nov 30, 2020 |
Angola’s President Joao Lourenco held talks on Thursday with representatives of various youth organisations in an apparent bid to pacify restive youths after a wave of protests against his government. Leaders from 17 students and youth groups, including from the largest opposition party UNITA, attended the meeting held at a conference centre in the capital Luanda and broadcast live on state television. The meeting came after police and soldiers brutally cracked down on a surge of anti-government demonstrations that have rocked Africa’s second largest oil producing nation in recent months. The UNITA-backed protests in Luanda have been against unemployment, the high cost of living and alleged state corruption, among other reasons. Lourenco said that while “demonstrating is a right protected by the constitution,” that right is temporarily restricted by the measures imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus. At least 100 people were arrested in connection with protests held last month. Seventy-one of them were later handed a one-month jail sentence converted into a fine of $70 for “civil disobedience”. The rest were acquitted. Lourenco, who took over from longtime leader Jose Eduardo dos Santos in 2017, told the youth leaders that “I also want a better Angola”. The protesters have also been demanding a new date for local elections delayed by the pandemic. Lourenco promised the “elections will come when everything is ready”. https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/11/after-protests-angolan-leader-holds-talks-with-youths/?fbclid=IwAR3hWHxeY_OHw3i_O1fKHTUeJq5U6KEFDP20AvHiSVjkrv5WWWi6nph0a1g |
Re: After Protests, Angolan Leader Holds Talks With Youths by bewla(m): 7:08am On Nov 30, 2020 |
Way to go |
Re: After Protests, Angolan Leader Holds Talks With Youths by alberson(f): 7:11am On Nov 30, 2020 |
Africa is on the part of greatness... |
Re: After Protests, Angolan Leader Holds Talks With Youths by ILoveDemMANNA: 9:43am On Dec 01, 2020 |
alberson:I say a Big AMEN to this. |
Re: After Protests, Angolan Leader Holds Talks With Youths by somebody02: 7:32am On Dec 02, 2020 |
Well, here's a better President, unlike someone down here. |
(1) (Reply)
Donald Trump Vows 'we Will Be Back' As He Leaves White House After 4rs As Presi / Heloust / Taliban: The Reality Of America's Efforts
(Go Up)
Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 7 |