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[The Economist] - The “fear barrier” has been broken, says Paula Roque, an Angola analyst at Oxford University. The government has responded with money and force. Days before the poll it promised to spend $17 billion just to boost the electricity supply. Many districts
Google News: Angola polls could spring a surprise
[Mail & Guardian Online] - Paula Roque, an Angola expert at the University of Oxford, agreed that the MPLA's claims of democracy, modernisation and sustainable development were a façade. She said if the elections were run fairly, there was a chance for the political landscape to
Angola: Ten years of peace but at what price? - BBC News
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There may be much that is shiny and new in Angola, but 10 years after the end of the war many ghosts remain, reports Louise Redvers.
Guardian: Reading the revolution: the book club that terrified the Angolan...
Thirteen youths have been jailed, but rather than silencing dissent the crackdown on free thought reveals just how nervous the government is, writes Simon...
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