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Angola: The fight is worthwhile

Thursday, March 27th, 2008 @ 20:26 UTC

by Paula Góes

Countries:: Angola
Topics:: Elections, Governance
Languages:: Portuguese

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“Today I chatted for two hours with Anthony Alberto Neto, president of the Angolan Democratic Party (PDA). At a time when more and more Angolans in the diaspora (including me) will wonder whether it is worth continuing to fight, if it is worth believing in Angola, I found a man that alone proves that it is worth believing in - and of course - fighting”. See the rest of Orlando Castro's post in Portuguese.

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