Luanda, Angola: Angola's leading opposition party walked out of an extraordinary parliamentary session called to discuss a possible impeachment against President Joao Lourenco on Saturday, heightening political turmoil in the oil-rich country.
Lawmakers met in the capital, Luanda, to decide whether to set up a parliamentary commission to examine a motion to remove Lourenco from office presented by UNITA, a former rebel group turned political movement that lost a disputed election last year.
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