Fears for Angolan rapper on hunger strike as health deteriorates

In an interview before his arrest, Luaty Beirão railed against President Dos Santos and called for urgent change ahead of the 40th anniversary of independence Luaty Beirão is an Angolan rapper known for his political activism. But since June, the 33-year-old has become a hero in the country, held up as a symbol by those who oppose President José Eduardo dos Santos’s government, now in power for 36 years. Related: Reading the revolution: the book club that terrified the