Lara Pawson is a journalist living between London and Luanda. Her blog is here.

Recent articles

Angola's people waited sixteen years for an election. In the end, the victory of the ruling MPLA was even more total than expected. The country's conflicted history, the party's long political hegemony - and oil wealth - help explain why, says Lara Pawson, recently in Luanda.

Luanda’s poor are paying a heavy price for the gleaming condominiums and shopping-malls arising around them, reports Lara Pawson.

A tired people haunted by conflict finds the rewards of democracy elusive, reports Lara Pawson in Luanda.