Archivo etiqueta «Angola»
Por Pascal Boniface, director del Instituto de Relaciones Internacionales y Estratégicas de París (LA VANGUARDIA, 01/02/10):
El ataque al autobús que transportaba al equipo de Togo que se dirigía al enclave de Cabinda para disputar la Copa de África de naciones por parte del Frente de Liberación del Enclave de Cabinda (FLEC) suscita varias reflexiones.
1. La primera se refiere al impacto mediático, y por tanto político, del fútbol. Si el FLEC hubiera atacado al ejército angoleño y hubiera matado a diez soldados, nadie habría hablado del tema. El hecho de que fuera atacado un autobús de jugadores togoleses … Seguir leyendo
By Ed Smith, a leader writer at The Times and a former England cricketer (THE TIMES, 12/01/10):
Physically imposing, vastly talented, sometimes irascible, often headstrong: Emmanuel Adebayor is no one’s idea of a sporting softie. So the television footage of an emotional Adebayor clinging tearfully to his team-mates was especially poignant. It followed a lethal gun attack in Angola on the bus of the Togo national team at the Cup of African Nations. More deaths in Africa; but this time they have captured our attention.
For Adebayor, one of the English Premier League’s most recognisable players, it should have … Seguir leyendo
By Rafael Marques de Morais, a researcher of Angola’s political economy (THE GUARDIAN, 02/11/09):
The convictions of Pierre Falcone, Arcadi Gaydamak, ex-president’s son Jean-Christophe Mitterrand and Charles Pasqua in a French court for arms trafficking to Angola have exposed the impunity with which arms traffickers supplied weapons to Angola during its 27-year civil war.
In an effort to stem the conflict, the United Nations imposed an arms embargo on both the government and the rebels. Both parties contravened the international decision during the second (1992-94) and third (1998-2002) periods of the civil war. The Angolan government employed primarily the … Seguir leyendo
Las actuales perspectivas económicas de la Angola actual: ¿la maldición o la bendición del petróleo?
Por Lucy Corkin, antigua directora de proyectos en el Centro de Estudios Chinos de la Universidad de Stellenbosch, Sudáfrica, y actualmente doctoranda en la School of Oriental and African Studies de Londres (REAL INSTITUTO ELCANO, 24/02/09):
Tema: La autora examina el boom económico que está experimentando Angola actualmente, en un contexto postelectoral, a pesar de la mala situación económica mundial. Aunque las impresionantes tasas de crecimiento del país se debieron en un principio a los elevados precios del petróleo, la economía se está viendo … Seguir leyendo
By Rafael Marques, an Angolan journalist, is the recipient of the 2006 Civil Courage Prize, awarded annually by the trustees of the Northcote Parkinson Fund. He is the author of a human rights report, “Diamonds of Humiliation and Misery” (http://www.cuango.net) (THE WASHINGTON POST, 06/11/06):
The upcoming Hollywood feature movie “Blood Diamond,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, promises to cast a spotlight on the role of so-called conflict diamonds in fueling brutal warfare in parts of Africa. In my own country, Angola, funds obtained through the trade in such diamonds helped finance a 27-year civil war, which ended four years … Seguir leyendo