Angola’s new laws alarm rights activists over civil liberties

Angolan President João Lourenço. PHOTO | COURTESY

By  The East African

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What you need to know:

  • President Joao Lourenço last week assented to law two Bills, one criminalising vandalism of public goods and services and the other on national security.

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