Angola: Taxi Strike Over Fuel Hike Spurs Deadly Riots in Angolan Capital

At least five people have been killed and more than 1,200 arrested in Luanda after a taxi strike over fuel prices turned violent. Shops were looted, cars were damaged and large parts of Angola’s capital came to a standstill.

The unrest began on Monday when drivers of candongueiros – blue and white minibus taxis that carry nearly 90 percent of Luanda’s commuters – launched a three-day strike.

They were protesting a government decision to raise the price of subsidised petrol from 300 to 400…