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In Angola, stormy reconciliation between UNITA and government - Photo of a battalion of soldiers in 1982.
Polarized reconciliation in Angola
9 October 2023 by Maarten van Munster and Joris van Wijk
A recent controversial search for victims of former guerilla UNITA’s internal purges by the Reconciliation commission has further harmed the work and reputation of the commission. Critics point to the increased politicization of t [...]
Initiative for Reconciliation in Angola: Restitution of human remains of victims of the civil war Mistaken identities: how Angola’s reconciliation process derailed
18 April 2023 by Maarten van Munster and Joris van Wijk
Almost two decades after the civil war, the Angolan government launched at the end of 2019 a large “reconciliation plan”, supported by transitional justice initiatives that scholars Maarten van Munster and Joris van Wijk are one o [...]
Le président angolais Joao Lourenço Public Apologies in Angola, but for whom?
7 June 2021 by Maarten van Munster and Joris van Wijk
It was a landmark speech. On May 26, Angola’s president apologized and asked forgiveness for mass executions that occurred in 1977. He also announced the returning of victims’ remains to their families and the issuance of death ce [...]
Angola: The Pandora Box of “Embracing and Forgiving”
14 January 2020 by Maarten van Munster and Joris van Wijk
Last month, the Angolan government reversed its “forgive and forget” policy on past atrocities committed during the civil war that ended eighteen years ago. It now has a reconciliation plan to honour the memory of victims. But the [...]
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17 March 2018 by AFP
Landmark protest in Angola targets amnesty for 'stolen money' Angola saw its first authorised anti-government protest in decades with about 10 people demonstrating Saturday in the capital against an amnesty those who have stashed vast wealth abroad. Despite the paltry turnout, the rally in t [...]
16 March 2018 by AFP
Angola's ex-leader to quit as ruling party boss by 2019 Former Angolan leader Jose Eduardo dos Santos said Friday he will quit as head of the governing party by 2019 after the ruling MPLA denied tensions with his successor, President Joao Lourenco. Dos Santos ceded the presidency to hi [...]