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    Angola blocks activists ahead of regional summit

    HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Angolan authorities have barred activists from entering the country ahead of a regional summit taking place there next week.

    An alliance of civil society groups known as the Regional Apex organization said in a statement Saturday that Angolan authorities had denied them entry upon arrival at the Luanda airport.

    The leaders of various regional religious, labor and human rights organizations also say their bookings had been canceled.

    The activists had planned to hold meetings alongside the annual Southern African Development Community summit that opens Tuesday. Angola takes over the annual chairmanship from South Africa.

    Angola is a virtual one-party state where President Eduardo dos Santos has been in power for more than 30 years.

     

    6 comments

    • Me  •  9 mths ago
      I wonder how much money this is going to cost AMERICA, and how much money will Obama borrow for this one!!! I'm sure Obama will take a side and shower them with our hard earned tax dollars!
      • Njemnu 9 mths ago
        You do not pay taxes my friend, and Angola does not need American aid. Google it. You'll soon choke on Obama's name.
      • RAY 9 mths ago
        Angola doesn't need US counterfeit dollars ,all they need from Europeans is a lot of
        leaving alone.
      • Me 9 mths ago
        Oh How I wish as an American that the U.S. government would stay out of other countries!!! America does need to mind her own!
    • PhuQue  •  9 mths ago
      stop pointing fingers at certian leaders..many have been in a leadership position for decades others not so long..but these problems have existed through many different heads of state over many many years...fixing problems and changing directions may help .. we can all only hope that peace will find us all before the end comes.... hope , pray , wish whatever floats your boat and sinks your hate and ignorance
    • Anonymous  •  9 mths ago
      President Eduardo dos Santos is a "hidden" dictator. The Angolan people deserve much more than that guy.
      Abraços de Portugal, Angola, nós estamos convosco.
    • Whodat  •  9 mths ago
      Obama would fit in there.
      All my life I've heard "help the poor african babies". I've learned that birth control is the only way to help poor africa.
      Don't have babies you can't afford!
    • JONNY  •  9 mths ago
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    • Daniel D Martin  •  9 mths ago
      aNGOLA IS A ONE PARTY DICTATORSHIP SET OUT IN THERE BY THE cASTROS REGIME
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