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Angolans prepare for elections amid calls for a poll sit-in

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)

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)

Angolans prepare for elections amid calls for a poll sit-in