Stories about Angola from January, 2008
Angola: We CAN do it
“For the first time ever the Angolan national team made it to the quarters-finals of the African Cup of Nations (CAN)”. Jotacê Carranca [pt] is akready celebrating a possible victory.
Lusosphere: Child survival
UNICEF has just published its annual analysis of the mortality rate of children under 5 years. Among the conclusions, Angola, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor and Cape Verde have rates far above the admissible, considering Brazil as the standard intermediate and Portugal as the only one...
Angola: A social contrast
Orlando Castro [pt] criticizes the contrast implicit in the construction of a 70 floor tower in Luanda, which will be the largest building in Angola and home of luxury houses, hotels, offices and shops. “So this is the way that part of my country's history is written. The other is...
Angola: A very tiny blogosphere
Manoel Vieira [pt] reflects on the small Angolan blogosphere's size and the lack of Internet access. “In a land where the comandants’ tethers, every now and then, act in the firm idea of formatting the thoughts of those who should be otherwise free, quick access to the Internet is another...
Angola: What I do not want for 2008
ELCAlmeida [pt] is wondering about what he wants for Angola in 2008. He definitely knows what he does not wish: “What I do not want, once and for all, for Angola is what is happening in Kenya. Those who do not know to welcome the popular will, whatever it may...
Angola: List of blogs and websites
Feliciano J.R. Cangüe [pt] shares with us his list of blogs and websites from Angola. Most of them are in Portuguese.