http://uk.oneworld.net/article/country/24/ en_GB_uk Angola http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82513 Bangladesh success story, Angolan failure - a new "Wealth and Survival Index" names and shames countries by weighing child mortality against national wealth. http://africa.oneworld.net/article/view/154064/1/ Prominent Angolan journalist Graca Campos, the owner and director of the country’s leading independent newspaper Semanario Angolense, has been sentenced to eight months in jail. He was charged with defamation and crimen injuria and fined the equivalent of US$25 000 http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/153360/1/ A double amputee bomb victim who heads an Angolan disability organisation was thrown off a Portuguese airlines flight to London, it was disclosed this week. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80260 Police brutality has been a consistent problem in Angola since members of the military were recruited into law enforcement ranks during the 27-year-long civil war, says a human rights group urging an end to the impunity. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80088 Angola remains one of the most mine-affected countries in the world, but a major clearance project has made it possible for the first time in decades to travel safely on 250 kilometres of primary roads running deep into the interior. From: Mines Advisory Group http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/78463 In the economic boom since the end of Angola's civil war in 2002, the Angolan government has forcibly evicted thousands of poor residents of the capital Luanda, usually with violence and almost always without compensation, says a new report. From: Human Rights Watch http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/77846 Communities in Madagascar, Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, and Zambia are struggling to recover from a season of unusually heavy rains, cyclones, severe flooding, and extreme drought. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/77329 British anti-corruption campaigner Dr Sarah Wykes - charged with espionage in Angola - has now arrived in Luanda, after being allowed to leave Cabinda. From Global Witness http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/73406 Efforts to assist more than 700,000 Angolans – mostly young children and returning refugees – will come to a halt unless new donations are received by the end of July, the World Food Programme warns. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/72828 Five African countries will take part in this year’s World Cup, including Angola where CAFOD are kick-starting a new fundraising initiative. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/71380 Four years after the end of the Angolan civil war, the bloody plight of the country’s elephants is worsening with a doubling in the illegal ivory trade over the last 12 to 18 months, according to two environmental groups. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/129996/1/ An Israeli company is using the latest water-saving technology to grow fruit and vegetables in Angola, which imports much of its food after 27 years of civil war. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/70942 Police and security forces tore down the homes of more than 300 poor families in the Angolan capital in an operation in which a four-year-old girl was shot and several residents were beaten, according to eyewitnesses. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/121828/1/ The co-ordinator of Angola's National Commission for Information Technologies, Pedro Teta, in Luanda highlighted the importance of the implementation of the Government's Steering Plan, saying its will help reduce the digital gap between the country and developed nations. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/68238 European banks are setting a huge new oil-backed loan for Angola, one of the most corrupt and impoverished countries in the world, reports Global Witness.