Angola: Demonstration Alert - Demonstrations and Potential for Continued Unrest Ahead of September 27 Elections
[U.S. Embassy Luanda] São Tomé and Príncipe, all districts of São Tomé islandEvent: On September 12, members of the Movement of Independent Citizens/National Unity Party (MCI/PUN) staged demonstrations in Lembá, Lobata, and Cantagalo districts, with protests reported in Santo Amaro, Voz de América, and Pantufo neighborhoods. Protestors blocked roads with burning barricades in Cantagalo district, and possibly elsewhere. Police and military responded to the demonstrations, and