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Coverage dated August 22, 2022 to August 23, 2022

Angola at a crossroads as citizens vote in tight presidential election race

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By Zain Asher, Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, CNN Voters in the oil-rich African nation of Angola will go to the polls on Wednesday to decide who will lead the country — the party that has been in power for nearly five decades, or an opposition promising a fresh start especially for disaffect…

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  1. MyNorthwest

    Angolans prepare for elections amid calls for a poll sit-in (opens MyNorthwest)

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    LUANDA, Angola (AP) -- As Angola -- one of Africa's largest oil producers -- prepares for a general election Wednesday, voters are debating whether they

  2. Al Jazeera

    In Angola, the youth look to Wednesday’s elections for change (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Millions of Angolan youth are voting for the first time on Wednesday in the country’s 5th election since independence.

  3. Voice of America

    Angola Braces for Tight General Election (opens Voice of America)

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    Country holds presidential and parliamentary polls Wednesday in what is expected to be the biggest challenge to its longstanding one-party rule

  4. KESQ Palm Springs

    Angola at a crossroads as citizens vote in tight presidential election race (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Zain Asher, Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, CNN Voters in the oil-rich African nation of Angola will go to the polls on Wednesday to decide who will lead the country — the party that has been in power for nearly five decades, or an opposition promising a fresh start especially for disaffect…

  5. Local News 8

    Angola at a crossroads as citizens vote in presidential election (opens Local News 8)

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    By Zain Asher, Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, CNN Voters in the oil-rich African nation of Angola will go to the polls on Wednesday to decide who will lead the country — the party that has been in power for nearly five decades, or an opposition promising a fresh start especially for disaffect…

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Young voters could decide Angola's close elections | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Angolans are voting in a tightly contested election for president and parliament. The left-wing party MPLA has ruled the country since its independence from Portugal in 1975, but the decision could depend on young voters fed up with politics-as-usual.

  7. France 24

    Angolans prepare to vote in tight race that could shift Russia ties (opens France 24)

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    Angolans will vote on Wednesday in a tight race in which the main opposition coalition has its best-ever chance of victory, as millions of youth left out of its oil-fuelled booms are expected to express…

  8. Deutsche Welle

    Angola election 2022: Opposition upbeat as voting ends | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Angolan voters have cast their ballots in one of the country's most competitive elections that pit the ruling MPLA against the opposition party UNITA. Observers say the country's youth could decide the outcome.

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