Posted on Wednesday 29 July 2009 - 06:37 Sam Banda Jnr, AfricaNews reporter in Blantyre, Malawi Thousands of people in Angola have been left homeless in the capital Luanda following the demolition of shanty homes by the government which started last week. A non-governmental organisations, SOS Habitat, said that about 15,000 people had been left homeless since the demolitions started. "It's one of the biggest forced evictions in recent years and a clear violation of human rights in Angola," Luis Araujo, the head of SOS Habitat, said. The Angolan government said recently that it was planning to build decent homes for poor people in the city. The demolitions have been described as one of the biggest since the country’s post war history. The rich oil country which has overtaken Nigeria and assumed position one said... [read full story]
