Angola's President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, 67 and in power for 30 years, has abolished direct presidential elections. Here he waves as he leaves Sao Bento Palace after a meeting with Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates in Lisbon, March 11, 2009. (Hugo Correia/Reuters)

Opinion: Angola errs in ending presidential elections

Africa's biggest oil producer should strengthen, not weaken, its democracy.

NEW YORK — Angola, Africa’s biggest oil producer, had hoped that hosting January’s Africa Cup of Nations would bring positive publicity to the country.

Those hopes of promoting a good picture of Angola were first dashed when Angolan separatists attacked the bus carrying the Togo team, killing three people. This made many question Angola's security.

And then on...

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