What鈥檚 at stake in Angola鈥檚 election?
The People鈥檚 Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) has run the country for almost half a century, but could change be on the way?
On Wednesday 24 August, Angola will head to the polls.
The two frontrunners are current president, Jo茫o Louren莽o, from the MPLA, who will be seeking his second term in office and Adalberto Costa J煤nior, representing the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA).
These two groups have had a rivalry that has dominated Angola鈥檚 politics since independence in 1975 and battled for power during a civil war that ended in 2002.
While it鈥檚 been the MPLA in power for nearly half a century, political analysts say that this will be the country鈥檚 closest election to date, with Angola鈥檚 young population looking for change.
So what鈥檚 at stake in this year鈥檚 election? Alan Kasujja speaks to journalist Israel Campos and Claudio Silva, a political commentator in the capital Luanda.
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