Angola celebrates 50 years of independence with Lourenço calling for “inclusive society”

Angola celebrated the 50th anniversary of its independence from Portugal on Tuesday with a military parade in Luanda.

Soldiers, marching bands and tanks paraded through the capital’s Republic Square to mark the occasion, before President João Lourenço addressed the nation from the stands of the Independence Memorial.

“We’ve made a difficult journey in these 50 years,” said Lourenço, citing political difficulties during the Cold War…