Four people killed and 500 arrested in Angola’s fuel prices protests

Four people have been killed and more than 500 have been arrested in Angola after a taxi drivers’ strike turned into large protests, police said on Tuesday. 

A three-day strike was called on Monday in Luanda in response to a government decision in July to raise diesel prices by 30%, resulting in higher taxi fares.

Thousands of people joined the chauffeurs, escalating the strike into the largest anti-government protests in Angola in…