Rapper Nicki Minaj asked to cancel her performance in Angola

Human rights groups have asked rapper Nicki Minaj to cancel her performance in Angola because of concerns about abuse and corruption in the country. She is scheduled to have a show in the capital, Luanda, on 19 December and the concert Unitel Christmas Festival is being organized by the mobile phone company Unitel.
Nicki is an award-winning rapper and will share the stage with local acts at the stadium concert as indicated in the Unitel website.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 16 December 2015.

The Human Rights Foundation said the Angolan president's daughter owns a large stake in Unitel and Nicki Minaj is a global artist. In the opinion of the foundation's president, Thor Halvorssen, there is no good reason for her to do business with the corrupt Angolan dictatorship and endorse the ruler's family company.
The group has apparently asked her through a letter to cancel the performance and instead support a local rapper who was jailed along with other youth activists. The local rapper Luaty Beirao had been arrested in June and charged with preparing a rebellion.
It may be recalled that Mariah Carey had performed at an Angolan Red Cross gala in Angola in 2013 and had reportedly been paid $1m for the performance that had been sponsored by Unitel.
President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has ruled the oil-rich country for 36 years.

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