Thousands march against Angola govt

Luanda: Several thousand Angolan opposition supporters in the capital Luanda protested against the government on Saturday in the first large demonstra...

Luanda: Several thousand Angolan opposition supporters in the capital Luanda protested against the government on Saturday in the first large demonstration since 2022's disputed vote.

Closely supervised by police, some 4,000 people marched peacefully with banners criticising the ruling People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and President Joao Lourenco, according to an AFP reporter.

The protest was organised by the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola party (UNITA), whose popularity has been growing in recent years.

UNITA rejected its loss in the 2022 election and challenged the outcome in court, but the country's top court dismissed the petition.

"Lourenco leave" one banner in Saturday's march said, while others claimed "people are dying of hunger" and described the government as a "dictatorship".