Overview

• Security forces have confirmed 22 deaths, including one police officer, and 197 injuries since protests escalated on Monday.
• Authorities have arrested at least 1,214 suspects and used tear gas and rubber bullets during heavy patrols in major cities.
• The national taxi association’s three-day strike entered its third day, crippling transport services and keeping most businesses shuttered.
• Looting and violent clashes spread beyond Luanda to Huambo and Benguela, with around 45 shops vandalized and dozens of vehicles damaged.
• Protesters are mobilizing over July’s hike in subsidized fuel prices from 300 to 400 kwanzas per liter against a backdrop of nearly 20% inflation and 30% unemployment.