Violent protests\u00a0in Angola\u00a0over a fuel price hike killed at least four people and led to hundreds of arrests, with unrest continuing in a few parts of the capital Luanda on Tuesday, police said.<\/p>\n
Monday’s violence, which involved looting, acts of vandalism and clashes with police, followed a government decision early this month to\u00a0increase the diesel price\u00a0by one-third to ease the strain of costly fuel subsidies on public finances.<\/p>\n
Minibus taxi associations, which in turn hiked their fares by up to 50%, launched a three-day strike to protest the move on Monday, when the violence erupted.<\/p>\n
More than 500 people were arrested, and shops, banks, buses and private vehicles were vandalised, national police spokesperson Mateus Rodrigues told a press conference, saying there were still “pockets of disorder” in parts of Luanda.<\/p>\n
The Southern African oil-producing country has been gradually cutting fuel subsidies since 2023, when protests over a petrol price hike\u00a0also turned deadly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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