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Angolan opposition UNITA rejects ruling party’s election win

Main opposition leader Adalberto Costa Junior in Luanda, Angola, Wednesday July 13, 2022. Angola — one of Africa's largest oil producers — is preparing for a general election Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022 and voters are debating whether they should vote and sit at the polling stations to monitor the process or cast their ballots and go home. (AP Photo) Angola President Joao Lourenco shows his marked finger during the voting process at a polling station in Luanda, Angola, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. President Joao Lourenco is running for a second five-year term while his party, the Peoples' Movement for the Liberation of Angola, known by its Portuguese acronym MPLA, is campaigning to extend its 47-year run as the country's ruling party. (AP Photo) FILE -- Angola's President Joao Lourenco speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. Angola -- one of Africa's largest oil producers -- is preparing for a general election Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022 and voters are debating whether they should vote and sit at the polling stations to monitor the process or cast their ballots and go home. (Adrian Dennis/Pool Photo via AP)