Africa
Angola
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Index 2023
125/ 180
Score : 48.3
Political indicator
137
43.57
Economic indicator
163
31.79
Legislative indicator
125
51.21
Social indicator
126
54.71
Security indicator
104
60.20
Index 2022
99/ 180
Score : 57.17
Political indicator
100
52.83
Economic indicator
127
35.03
Legislative indicator
106
61.11
Social indicator
75
73.00
Security indicator
97
63.87

The installation of a new president, João Lourenço, in September 2017 ended four decades of rule by the dos Santos family, but it did not mark a turning point for press freedom. Censorship and control of information still weigh heavily on Angolan journalists.