Articles about Angola
Africa Media Barometer Angola 2010
13 April 12
Regional relevance: Angola
The Friedrich Ebert Stiftung's Southern African Media Project and MISA took the initiative to start the African Media Barometer in April 2005, a self assessment exercise done by concerned and informed citizens in each particular country according to a number of general, homegrown criteria. The benchmarks used have... [read more]
Angola Alliance Focal Network, PMA to take forward MOU signed with Government departments
09 March 12
Regional relevance: Angola
The Platform for Women's Action in Angola - Platforma da Mulheres Accao (PMA) will in March take forward implementation of the Memorandum of Partnership signed in August 2011 to strengthen the existing commitments between and within the Ministries of Gender, Justice and Members of Parliament on the implementation of... [read more]
Angola: Launch of the 2011 SADC Gender Protocol Barometer
31 August 11
Regional relevance: Angola
A launch of the 2011 Barometer also took place in Luanda on 13 August ahead of the SADC Heads of State Summit. Over 70 women and men attended the event [read more]
Angola: PMA to become Southern Africa Gender Protocol Alliance focal point
17 July 11
Regional relevance: Angola
Following a recent meeting to discuss the upcoming 7th Civil Society Forum the Platforma da Mulheres Accao (PMA) was elected to become the Alliance focal point. [read more]
Simplified SADC Gender Protocol - Portuguese
23 June 10
Regional relevance: Angola, Mozambique, Southern Africa (SADC)
Football fever not for women fans?
19 January 10
Regional relevance: Angola
The African Cup of Nations is well under way with the continent’s sports fans waiting on bated breath to see who will emerge as the best in African football. And with World Cup 2010 just around the corner, football fever is surely on the rise. Oh, but wait, if you’re a woman just be careful not to get too... [read more]
Angola Solta a Tua Voz-Angola, lift up your voice
01 May 09
Regional relevance: Angola
The 2008 parliamentary elections in Angola marked a significant passage into new territory for people in Angola after 30 years of war. These were the first democratic elections since the failed attempt in 1992, which took Angola back to war until Jonas Savimbi’s death in 2002. Search for a Common Ground initiated... [read more]
Key issues: women in governance in Southern Africa
01 May 09
Regional relevance: Angola, Botswana, DRC, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa (SADC), Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Although all of the countries in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) have made legal commitments to gender equality in decision-making, current progress and strategies to increase representation differ widely. The following contribution outlines key issues and facts around gender and decision-making in... [read more]
SADC Protocol-What's in it for the media?
01 December 08
Regional relevance: Africa, Angola, Botswana, DRC, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Southern Africa (SADC), Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
The recent signing of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Gender and Development could mean that the stories and images in the region’s media may soon have a more balanced perspective. The Protocol includes a groundbreaking section that, if ratified and implemented, will advance and give... [read more]
Can upcoming elections signal change in Angola?
02 September 08
Regional relevance: Angola
2 September; Luanda. In just a few days Angolans will line up to cast their first vote in 16 years. Few forget that the 1992 elections pushed the country into 10 years of bloody civil war between the current government Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and the former rebel movement National Union... [read more]
