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Luanda returns to normal after three days of strikes and riots

Luanda returns to normal after three days of strikes and riots

Luanda began returning to normality this Thursday, after three days of taxi drivers' strike that led to violent riots, looting and clashes, causing 22 deaths, 197 injuries and 1,214 arrests, according to authorities.

This morning, traffic flowed smoothly, although police presence remained visible on the capital's main roads.

On the Via Expressa highway, which connects Zango to Cacuaco, traffic was light. Gas stations remained sparsely populated, and some maintained police surveillance.

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Chinese merchants' warehouses continue to have reinforced protection, with Rapid Intervention Police (PIR) vehicles inspecting backpacks and briefcases of anyone entering the stores.

Street activity was also gradually returning to its usual rhythm, with street vendors and street vendors happy to return to "normal life", despite the fact that the traces of destruction from the burnt tires on the asphalt were still visible.

Motorcycle taxis, as well as the popular "blue and white" (private taxis), returned to circulation in greater numbers, while people gathered at the stops to return to their routines, on their way to work.

In Independence Square, better known as May 1st Square, the central point of the Angolan capital, traffic was much lighter than usual this Thursday morning, almost giving the impression of a weekend.

The acts of violence followed a strike called by taxi cooperatives and associations in protest against rising fuel prices and public transport fares.

The Government classified the events as "acts of vandalism" and today presented the Council of Ministers with the status of the two days of disturbances.

The report was presented by the Minister of the Interior, Manuel Homem, who reported 22 deaths, 197 injuries and 1,214 arrests in the province of Luanda alone.

Companies in the commercial and food distribution sectors were also heavily affected by the looting, with the Association of Modern Commerce and Distribution Companies of Angola (ECODIMA) describing the events as a "disaster".

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