CABINDA/ANGOLA - Since he came to power in 2017, Angolan President Joao Lourenco has promoted himself as a transparent, moderate leader keen to draw a line under the 38-year rule of Jose Eduardo dos S
antos.
In January, the security forces targeted supporters of the Independence Movement of Cabinda , a small secessionist group. "And it has not improved under Joao Lourenco - everything we organise always ends up with supporters being taken into detention." "The unemployment rate is 88% and the infrastructure that exists dates back to colonial times - Angola is doing nothing here."
The city's roads flood every time it rains, and many neighbourhoods have no electricity, drinking water or sewage systems. For Vemba and his fellow activists, the fight comes at a high cost - two weeks in jail for him, up to three months for others, until they are released without charge.
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