Angolans abroad to vote for first time, but wonder if it will change anything

Angolan chef Paulo Soares prepares a table at Casa de Angola restaurant in Lisbon, Portugal August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes

LISBON (Reuters) - Dania Silva is excited to be one of the thousands of Angolans abroad to be voting remotely for the first time in their country's election next week, though she wonders whether her vote will change anything.

"I have faith but...I believe there will be no political change because there is a lot of vote manipulation," said Silva, 22, as she had lunch at an Angolan restaurant in Portugal's capital Lisbon, to where she moved a month ago.