Nicki Minaj performs for Angolan dictator despite the pleas of human rights activists

Nicki Minaj performed to a packed crowd Saturday, despite human rights activists and critics calling for her concert to be canceled in the impoverished African nation of Angola.

The 33-year-old rapper was performing in the capital city of Luanda at a Christmas party hosted by the Unitel communications firm, which is part-owned by the family of the country's controversial President Jose Eduardo dos Santos. 

Dos Santos, 73, has been accused of overseeing corruption, misrule and intimidation in the country that suffers endemic poverty, despite being Africa's second-largest oil producer. 

According to the United Nations Development Programme, more than a third of the country's population of about 24million people are living below the poverty line, and nearly 70 percent of the population lives on less than $2 a day. 

ince becoming president of Angola in 1979, dos Santos has allegedly amassed an incredible amount of money in assets by taking control of several emerging companies and industries. 

However, once it was made illegal for the president to have financial holding in companies and organizations by the Angolan Parliament, dos Santos allegedly began arranging for his daughter, Isabel dos Santos, to receive the assets. 

According to Forbes, she is Africa's first billionaire and the richest woman on the entire continent. 

Human rights groups claimed that Minaj's presence in Angola could be regarded as 'an endorsement' of the president's authoritarian rule and have accused the singer of 'callously taking money from a dictator.'

President Santos's Daughter, Isabel Dos Santos the 8th richest woman in the world

Minaj was reportedly paid $2million for the performance Saturday, where crowd members broke into a chant of her name during the show. 

The Grammy nominated rapper shared two videos of the packed audience screaming in pandemonium at the concert to her Instagram account and captioned one video writing: 'Angola has my heart.' 

In 2013, pop superstar Mariah Carey was similarly criticized for performing in front of the Angolan leader for a reported fee of $1 million.

Human Rights Foundation president Thor Halvorssen also spoke out, saying: 'Nicki Minaj is a global artist.' 

'There is no good reason for her to do business with the corrupt Angolan dictatorship and endorse the ruler's family company.' 

Minaj appeared in a Unitel clip on Facebook, promoting Saturday's gig and also shared the event's poster via social media, tweeting: 'Guess who's performing in Angola Dec 19th at the Unitel Christmas Festival.'

The Anaconda rapper will share the stage with local acts at the stadium concert, according to the Unitel website.

Daily Mail / Picture Credit, Nicki Minaj Instagram

A video posted by Nicki Minaj (@nickiminaj) on Dec 19, 2015 at 3:08pm PST