This morning, traffic flowed smoothly, although a police presence remained visible on the capital's main roads.
On the Via Expressa highway, which connects Zango to Cacuaco, traffic was light. Gas stations remained sparsely attended, and some maintained police surveillance.
Warehouses owned by Chinese merchants remained under heavy protection, with Rapid Intervention Police (PIR) vehicles inspecting backpacks and briefcases of those entering the establishments.
Street activity was also gradually returning to its usual rhythm, with street vendors and street vendors happy to return to "normal life," despite the evidence of burnt tires still visible on the asphalt.
Motorcycle taxis, as well as the popular "blue and white" (private taxis), were once again operating in greater numbers, while people gathered at the stops, returning to their routines, on their way to work.
In Independence Square, better known as May 1st Square, the capital's central hub, traffic was much lighter than usual this morning, giving the impression of a weekend.
The violence followed a strike called by taxi cooperatives and associations in protest against rising fuel prices and public transportation fares.
The government classified the events as "acts of vandalism" and presented the situation of the two days of unrest to the Council of Ministers.
The report was presented by the Minister of the Interior, Manuel Homem, who reported 22 deaths, 197 injuries, and 1,214 arrests in Luanda province alone.
Businesses in the commercial and food distribution sectors were also severely affected by the looting, with the Association of Modern Commerce and Distribution Companies of Angola (ECODIMA) describing the events as a "disaster."
