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ANGOLA
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Source:
United Nations. Cartographic Section.
Date of Document:
1 August 2008
Accessed Date:
5 February 2013
Title:
Angola. Chapter 2: Central and Southern Africa. Global Report on Food Crises 2024.
Source:
Food Security Information Network
Accessed Date:
30 June 2026
Title:
Angola. Social Security Around the World: Country Profiles.
Source:
International Social Security Association
Date of Document:
1 July 2024
Accessed Date:
30 June 2026
Title:
Angola. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
14 January 2026
Accessed Date:
20 July 2026
Title:
The end of cattle's paradise: Severe drought and food insecurity in southern Angola
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
29 July 2021
Accessed Date:
30 May 2022
Title:
Angola. BTI 2026 Country Report.
Date of Document:
March 2026
Accessed Date:
29 June 2026
Source:
France. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères.
Date of Document:
11 May 2026
Accessed Date:
29 June 2026
Title:
Angola. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2024.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
12 August 2025
Accessed Date:
26 August 2025
Title:
Angola. The State of the World's Human Rights: April 2026.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
April 2025
Accessed Date:
29 June 2026
Title:
Angola. World Report 2026: Events of 2025.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
February 2026
Accessed Date:
29 June 2026
Title:
Angola. Freedom in the World 2024.
Accessed Date:
8 May 2024
Title:
Concluding observations on the second periodic report of Angola
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Committee.
Date of Document:
8 May 2019
Accessed Date:
8 November 2019
Title:
Angola: Land, Basic Rights and Freedoms. Amnesty International Submission for the UN Universal Periodic Review, 34th Session of the UPR Working Group, November 2019.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
1 March 2019
Accessed Date:
8 November 2019
Title:
UPR Submission – Angola 2019
Source:
Front Line Defenders
Date of Document:
28 March 2019
Accessed Date:
8 November 2019
Title:
Republic of Angola Joint Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review 48th Session of the UPR Working Group
Date of Document:
15 July 2024
Accessed Date:
8 August 2025
Title:
The Angola 15+2, including members and current treatment by authorities (2016-February 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 February 2017
Accessed Date:
14 December 2017
Title:
National report submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1 and 16/21: Angola
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/48/AGO/1
Date of Document:
30 October 2024
Accessed Date:
8 August 2025
Title:
Angola: Compilation of information
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/48/AGO/2
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
12 November 2024
Accessed Date:
8 August 2025
Title:
Summary of Stakeholders' submissions on Angola
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/48/AGO/3
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
8 November 2024
Accessed Date:
8 August 2025
Title:
Replies of Angola to the list of issues in relation to its initial report
Date of Document:
11 January 2023
Accessed Date:
8 May 2024
Title:
Angola: No Letup in Crackdown on Cabinda Activists
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
16 May 2023
Accessed Date:
8 May 2024
Title:
Angola's President Signs Repressive Civil Society Law
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
5 March 2026
Accessed Date:
29 June 2026
Title:
Information received from Angola on follow-up to the concluding observations on its second periodic report
Date of Document:
7 April 2021
Accessed Date:
10 June 2022
Title:
Angola: Hundreds Homeless in Forced Evictions, Demolitions
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
2 March 2023
Accessed Date:
10 July 2023
Title:
Sixth periodic report submitted by Angola under articles 16 and 17 of the Covenant, due in 2021
Date of Document:
8 June 2023
Accessed Date:
6 May 2024
Title:
Civic Space Violations Following Elections
Date of Document:
2 February 2023
Accessed Date:
10 July 2023
Title:
Angola. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2023.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
22 April 2024
Accessed Date:
8 May 2024
Title:
Country. Freedom in the World 2026.
Accessed Date:
29 June 2026
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Report on Citizenship Law: Angola
Source:
European University Institute. Global Citizenship Observatory.
Date of Document:
April 2019
Author:
Patrícia Jerónimo
Accessed Date:
8 November 2019
Title:
Angola. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
20 July 2026
Title:
Angola. Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Profiles.
Source:
United Nations Children's Fund
Date of Document:
December 2017
Accessed Date:
13 July 2023
Title:
Angola and Benin: The right to Angolan citizenship for a child born in Angola to an Angolan mother; recognition of dual nationality by Angola and Benin
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 March 2017
Accessed Date:
11 December 2017
Title:
Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo: The legal status of Congolese citizens in Angola, including access to nationality, procedures and requirements to obtain citizenship (2021–April 2023)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
5 April 2023
Accessed Date:
13 July 2023
Title:
Statelessness and its Risk in Angola and for Angolans Living Abroad
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
December 2022
Accessed Date:
10 July 2023
Title:
Passports, including content, appearance, and security features; requirements and procedures to obtain a passport within the country and abroad, including documents required to apply for a passport; use of fraudulent documents to obtain a passport and prevalence of fraudulent passports (2021–June 2023)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 June 2023
Accessed Date:
28 July 2023
Title:
Snapshot of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems of Angola
Source:
Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems
Accessed Date:
8 May 2024
Title:
Civil registration: the first step to guarantee the Rights of the Child.
Source:
United Nations Children's Fund
Date of Document:
9 December 2024
Accessed Date:
29 June 2026
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
About parliament; Election results. Angola: National Assembly.
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Accessed Date:
8 August 2025
Title:
Always top-down: Constitutional reforms in Angola
Source:
Chr. Michelsen Institute
Accessed Date:
10 June 2022
Title:
Angola : Les mouvements révolutionnaires angolais depuis 2011
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
22 February 2017
Accessed Date:
4 November 2025
Title:
The Angolan Revolutionary Movement [Movimento Revolucionário de Angola] (MRA [MRAN]), including its structure, leaders, members and objectives; the treatment of its members by authorities (2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 March 2016
Accessed Date:
14 December 2016
Title:
Angola: The Democratic Transition That Never Was
Date of Document:
13 September 2022
Accessed Date:
13 July 2023
Title:
Cabinda separatism and human rights violations. A report on secessionist movements in Africa and human rights violations.
Date of Document:
January 2022
Accessed Date:
8 May 2024
Title:
The Politics of Angola's 2022 General Elections
Source:
Instituto Superior PolitécnicoJean Piaget (Benguela); Scanteam
Author:
Vegard Bye et al.
Accessed Date:
8 May 2024
Title:
Angola: Police Arrest, Charge 22 Peaceful Protesters
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
12 April 2022
Accessed Date:
10 June 2022
Title:
Angola : Situation actuelle des anciens combattants de l'UNITA : Existence d'éventuelles poursuites ou représailles à leur encontre
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
5 August 2020
Accessed Date:
10 June 2022
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
In Angola, gender-based violence is seen as the top challenge to women's rights. Afrobarometer Dispatch N°586.
Source:
Afrobarometer et al.
Date of Document:
5 January 2023
Author:
Cecília Kitombe; Carlos Pacatolo
Accessed Date:
10 July 2023
Title:
Concluding Observations on the Seventh Periodic Report of Angola
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
Date of Document:
14 March 2019
Accessed Date:
8 November 2019
Title:
Eighth periodic report submitted by Angola under article 18 of the Convention, due in 2023
Date of Document:
11 June 2024
Accessed Date:
8 August 2025
Title:
The Gendering of Poverty and Inequality in Rural Malanje, Angola
Source:
Chr. Michelsen Institute
Date of Document:
June 2018
Author:
Iselin Åsedotter Strønen; Margaret Nangacovie
Accessed Date:
8 November 2019
Title:
Angola. 2024 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor.
Source:
United States. Department of Labor.
Date of Document:
September 2025
Accessed Date:
29 June 2026
Title:
Angola. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2023.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Date of Document:
6 October 2025
Accessed Date:
29 June 2026
Title:
Intermediate Report of the Universal Periodic Review on 34th Cycle of the UPR of the Republic of Angola May 2022. Joint Submission of Angolan LGBTIQA+ groups, movements and associations.
Source:
Arquivo de Identidade Angolano et al.
Date of Document:
May 2022
Accessed Date:
10 July 2023
Title:
Angola's new penal code, which decriminalizes homosexual relationships, comes into force
Date of Document:
22 March 2021
Accessed Date:
7 June 2021
Title:
Angola. Trans Legal Mapping Report 2019: Recognition before the law.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
September 2020
Author:
Zhan Chiam et al.
Accessed Date:
2 June 2022
Title:
Angola: Minorités sexuelles et de genre. COI Focus.
Source:
Belgium. Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons.
Date of Document:
8 December 2023
Accessed Date:
8 August 2025
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Angola: Tier 2. Trafficking in Persons Report 2025.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
29 June 2026
Title:
OSAC Country Security Report. Angola.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
27 January 2025
Accessed Date:
11 August 2025
Source:
GAN Integrity. Risk and Compliance Portal.
Date of Document:
5 November 2020
Accessed Date:
13 July 2023
Title:
Angolans perceive rising corruption and say citizens risk retaliation if they report it
Source:
Afrobarometer et al.
Date of Document:
22 November 2024
Author:
Carlos Pacatolo et al.
Accessed Date:
29 June 2026
Title:
Angola. Global Organized Crime Index 2025.
Source:
Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
Date of Document:
November 2025
Accessed Date:
29 June 2026
Title:
Angolans highlight police corruption and use of excessive force. Afrobarometer Dispatch N°641.
Source:
Afrobarometer et al.
Date of Document:
17 May 2023
Author:
Carlos Pacatolo et al.
Accessed Date:
8 May 2024
Title:
Governance and The Fight Against Corruption in Angola.
Source:
International Monetary Fund
Date of Document:
May 2025
Author:
Victor Duarte Lledó. Marco Miguel.
Accessed Date:
29 June 2026
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
An Analysis of the Angolan Criminal Justice System and its Implications on Human Rights
Source:
American Bar Association
Date of Document:
19 August 2025
Accessed Date:
29 June 2026
Title:
Update: Republic of Angola – Legal System and Research
Date of Document:
April 2022
Author:
Dunia P. Zongwe; Nélia Daniel Dias
Accessed Date:
2 June 2022
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
Angola: Security Forces Kill Protesters in Lunda Norte Province
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
4 February 2021
Accessed Date:
7 June 2021
Title:
Broken promises: Protesters caught between tear gas, bullets and batons in Angola
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
27 November 2024
Accessed Date:
11 August 2025
Title:
Angolan Forces Linked to Abuses Against Migrant Women
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
14 April 2023
Accessed Date:
8 May 2024
Title:
Angola. The Law on Police Use of Force Worldwide.
Source:
University of Johannesburg. Faculty of Law.
Accessed Date:
11 August 2025
Title:
The Angola National Police (Polícia Nacional de Angola, PNA) and state security services, including their structures and the nature and extent of their communication across the country (2021–June 2023)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
29 June 2023
Accessed Date:
25 July 2023
Title:
Documents issued by the Angola National Police (Polícia Nacional de Angola, PNA) and security services, including wanted notices, arrest warrants, and notices to appear; content, appearance, and security features; issuance procedures; samples (2021–June 2023)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 June 2023
Accessed Date:
18 July 2023
Title:
Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Angola. 48th session of the United Nations Universal Periodic Review.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
3 July 2025
Accessed Date:
29 June 2026
Title:
Angola: Authorities must investigate allegations of unlawful use of force that killed 22 people during strike
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
1 August 2025
Accessed Date:
21 July 2026
Title:
Angola. Freedom on the Net 2025.
Editor:
Shannon O'Toole; Tyler Roylance
Accessed Date:
29 June 2026
Title:
Chapter 3: Angola. Information Ecosystem Assessment (IEA) on the Impact of Cyber Security and Cybercrime Laws Enacted by Southern African Governments on Media Freedom and Digital Rights.
Date of Document:
November 2023
Accessed Date:
8 May 2024
Title:
Angola. World Press Freedom Index 2025.
Source:
Reporters Without Borders
Accessed Date:
11 August 2025
Title:
Angola: President Signs Laws Curtailing Speech, Association
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
10 September 2024
Accessed Date:
11 August 2025
Title:
Angola. Londa Digital Rights and Inclusion in Africa Report 2025.
Source:
Paradigm Initiative
Date of Document:
April 2026
Editor:
‘Gbenga Sesan et al.
Accessed Date:
29 June 2026
Title:
Angola. The State of Press Freedom in Southern Africa 2026.
Source:
Media Institute of Southern Africa
Date of Document:
May 2026
Editor:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sTt1Weiz1ftZo9y13FGhQNBcLUvm2WWK/view
Accessed Date:
29 June 2026
Title:
Angola. Freedom on the Net 2024.
Editor:
Amelia Larson et al.
Accessed Date:
11 August 2025
Title:
Angola. International Religious Freedom Report for 2023.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
26 June 2024
Accessed Date:
11 August 2025
Title:
Information on the situation of members and leaders of Evangelical churches; treatment of members by authorities; whether members are forced to join the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) by State authorities or members of the ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 September 2016
Accessed Date:
8 December 2016
Title:
Angola : L'Eglise évangélique Sétimo Dia a Luz do Mundo (Lumière du Monde) et son leader José Julino Kalupeteka
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
10 November 2016
Accessed Date:
12 December 2017
Title:
The Light of the World (Sétimo Dia a Luz do Mundo) Evangelical Church since its director, José Julino Kalupeteka, was sentenced in 2016, including treatment of members and leaders by authorities and society (2016-January 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
1 February 2019
Accessed Date:
20 November 2019
Title:
Light of the World Seventh Day Adventist Church (Igreja Adventista do Sétimo Dia a Luz do Mundo) membership card, including whether one is given to members; appearance and content of the card; sample (2005–September 2021)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 October 2021
Accessed Date:
21 June 2022
Title:
Angola: Religion and repression
Source:
Chr. Michelsen Institute
Date of Document:
March 2022
Accessed Date:
11 July 2023
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Angola. World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
May 2020
Accessed Date:
13 July 2023
Title:
Situation and treatment of Bakongo people by society and authorities; their economic activities, including in the informal economy; impact of Operation Transparency (2022-May 2024)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 May 2024
Accessed Date:
27 May 2024
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo: Situation and treatment of Congolese nationals and people of Congolese descent by society and state authorities in Angola, including ability to access housing, employment, education, and health care (2021–March 2023)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 March 2023
Accessed Date:
24 April 2023
Title:
Migration Profile: Angola
Source:
Integral Human Development
Date of Document:
February 2022
Accessed Date:
8 May 2024
Source:
Scalabrini Institute for Human Mobility in Africa
Accessed Date:
29 June 2026
Title:
Repatriated Angolan Children Face Precarious Conditions
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
10 June 2024
Accessed Date:
11 August 2025
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 29 August 2025:
Title:
Angola. Social Security Around the World: Country Profiles.
Source:
International Social Security Association
Date of Document:
1 July 2022
URL:
https://www.issa.int/node/195543?country=790
Accessed Date:
8 August 2025
Title:
Angola. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
13 August 2025
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/angola/
Accessed Date:
19 August 2025
Title:
Angola. BTI 2024 Country Report.
Date of Document:
March 2024
URL:
https://bti-project.org/en/reports/country-report/AGO
Accessed Date:
8 May 2024
Title:
Présentation de l'Angola
Source:
France. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères.
Date of Document:
12 February 2024
URL:
https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/dossiers-pays/angola/presentation-de-l-angola/
Accessed Date:
8 May 2024
Title:
Angola. The State of the World's Human Rights: April 2025.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
April 2025
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/POL1085152025ENGLISH.pdf
Accessed Date:
8 August 2025
Title:
Angola. World Report 2025: Events of 2024.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2025
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2025/country-chapters/angola
Accessed Date:
8 August 2025
Title:
Angola. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
URL:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Angola.html
Accessed Date:
19 August 2025
Title:
Angola. 2023 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor.
Source:
United States. Department of Labor.
Date of Document:
5 September 2024
URL:
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/resources/reports/child-labor/angola
Accessed Date:
8 August 2025
Title:
Angola: Tier 2. Trafficking in Persons Report 2024.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2024-trafficking-in-persons-report/angola/
Accessed Date:
11 August 2025
Title:
Angola. Global Organized Crime Index 2023.
Source:
Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
URL:
https://ocindex.net/2023/country/angola
Accessed Date:
8 May 2024
Title:
Angola. Londa 2024 Digital Rights and Inclusion in Africa Report
Source:
Paradigm Initiative
Date of Document:
April 2025
Editor:
‘Gbenga Sesan et al.
URL:
https://paradigmhq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Londa-2024-1.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 August 2025
Title:
Angola (Cunene, Huíla and Namibe). Chapter 3: Major food crises in 2022. Global Report on Food Crises 2023.
Source:
Food Security Information Network
URL:
https://www.fsinplatform.org/sites/default/files/resources/files/GRFC2023-country-angola.pdf
Accessed Date:
6 May 2024
Title:
Angola : Traitement réservé aux militants de la société civile depuis l'élection de João Lourenço
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
15 June 2020
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/libraries/pdf.js/web/viewer.html?file=/sites/default/files/ofpra_flora/2001_ago_societe_civile_sous_louren_o.pdf
Accessed Date:
7 June 2021
Title:
Angolans see growing corruption, government failure to contain it. Afrobarometer Dispatch N°631.
Source:
Afrobarometer et al.
Date of Document:
17 April 2023
Author:
Carlos Pacatolo; David Boio
URL:
https://www.ovilongwa.org/sites/default/files/publication-pdf/2023/angolans-see-growing-corruption-afrobarometer-16april23.pdf
Accessed Date:
10 July 2023
Title:
Angola's President Signs Repressive Civil Society Law
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
5 March 2026
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/03/05/angolas-president-signs-repressive-civil-society-law
Accessed Date:
29 June 2026
Title:
Update: Republic of Angola – Legal System and Research
Date of Document:
April 2022
Author:
Dunia P. Zongwe; Nélia Daniel Dias
URL:
https://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/Angola1.html
Accessed Date:
2 June 2022
Title:
Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Angola. 48th session of the United Nations Universal Periodic Review.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
3 July 2025
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/07/03/submission-to-the-universal-periodic-review-of-angola
Accessed Date:
29 June 2026
Title:
Angola. Freedom on the Net 2024.
Editor:
Amelia Larson et al.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/country/angola/freedom-net/2024
Accessed Date:
11 August 2025
Title:
Repatriated Angolan Children Face Precarious Conditions
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
10 June 2024
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/06/10/repatriated-angolan-children-face-precarious-conditions
Accessed Date:
11 August 2025
Title:
Angola. Chapter 2: Central and Southern Africa. Global Report on Food Crises 2024.
Source:
Food Security Information Network
URL:
https://www.fightfoodcrises.net/sites/default/files/resources/files/GRFC2024-full.pdf
Accessed Date:
30 June 2026
Title:
Country. Freedom in the World 2026.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/country/angola
Accessed Date:
29 June 2026
Title:
Civil registration: the first step to guarantee the Rights of the Child.
Source:
United Nations Children's Fund
Date of Document:
9 December 2024
URL:
https://www.unicef.org/angola/en/stories/civil-registration-first-step-guarantee-rights-child
Accessed Date:
29 June 2026
Title:
Angola. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2023.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Date of Document:
6 October 2025
URL:
https://webfs.oecd.org/devsigi/SIGI%202023%20Country%20Profiles/Africa/country_profile_AGO_Angola.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 June 2026
Title:
Angolans perceive rising corruption and say citizens risk retaliation if they report it
Source:
Afrobarometer et al.
Date of Document:
22 November 2024
Author:
Carlos Pacatolo et al.
URL:
https://www.afrobarometer.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/AD906-Angolans-see-worsening-corruption-Afrobarometer-21nov24.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 June 2026
Title:
Governance and The Fight Against Corruption in Angola.
Source:
International Monetary Fund
Date of Document:
May 2025
Author:
Victor Duarte Lledó. Marco Miguel.
URL:
https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/publications/selected-issues-papers/2025/english/sipea2025060.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 June 2026
Title:
An Analysis of the Angolan Criminal Justice System and its Implications on Human Rights
Source:
American Bar Association
Date of Document:
19 August 2025
URL:
https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/global-programs/angola/policy-brief-angolan-criminal-justice-en.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 June 2026
Title:
Angola: Authorities must investigate allegations of unlawful use of force that killed 22 people during strike
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
1 August 2025
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/08/angola-authorities-must-investigate-allegations-of-unlawful-use-of-force-that-killed-22-people-during-strike/
Accessed Date:
21 July 2026
Title:
Angola. Freedom on the Net 2025.
Editor:
Shannon O'Toole; Tyler Roylance
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/country/angola/freedom-net/2025
Accessed Date:
29 June 2026
Title:
Angola. The State of Press Freedom in Southern Africa 2026.
Source:
Media Institute of Southern Africa
Date of Document:
May 2026
Editor:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sTt1Weiz1ftZo9y13FGhQNBcLUvm2WWK/view
URL:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sTt1Weiz1ftZo9y13FGhQNBcLUvm2WWK/view
Accessed Date:
29 June 2026
Source:
Scalabrini Institute for Human Mobility in Africa
URL:
https://sihma.org.za/african-migration-statistics/country/angola
Accessed Date:
29 June 2026
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