Angola: For a New Departure

INDEX

Introduction

Multiparty elections as a universal concept in the context of liberal (Western type) democracy

Multiparty elections outside the West in general and in Africa in particular

Brief historical review on the multi-party elections in Angola: consequences

Balance of the realization of the ideas presented in the opuscule Angola: the third alternative, before the "atypical" elections of 2017

An interlude called João Lourenço

Five ideas for the continuation of the construction of the Angolan Nation-State in the next legislatures

1st idea - Relearning to value the dignity of the human person

2nd idea - Start over with transitional justice

3rd idea - A transitional strategy of national reconstruction under a "material constitution" facing the "common good"

4th idea - Build (rebuild) the country on the basis of a plural national consciousness

5th idea - Actively participate in the (re)definition of cooperation in the bilateral, regional and common context in Africa with a view to (re)negotiating the continent's destiny, before the West, the East and the World

Epilogue