Jose Eduardo dos Santos

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Angola Adopts Law Limiting Power of Future Presidents

Angola's parliament passed a law on Friday that will drastically limit the powers of the country's future presidents in...

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Zimbabwe’s Mugabe In Singapore For Medical Check

Zimbabwe's 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe is in Singapore for a "routine medical check-up", state media reported...

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Angola Leader Back In Spain For ‘visit’ As Health Rumours Swirl

Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos returned to Spain on Monday for a "private visit", officials said, five weeks...

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Angolan VP To Be Tried For Corruption In Portugal

Angolan Vice President Manuel Vicente will face trial in Portugal over allegations he bribed a magistrate to drop two...

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Angola Backs Down On Total Abortion Ban

Angola's ruling party has bowed to public criticism of a proposed law banning all abortions and instead accepted a...

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Thousands Rally In Angola Demanding Fair Election

At least 4,000 Angolans marched through Luanda on Saturday to demand a fair election in August when President Jose...

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Angolan President Returns Home After Health Checks

Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who has been dogged by reports of poor health, has returned to Luanda after...

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Angolan Activists Jailed Over Election Protest

Seven Angolan opposition activists have been sentenced to 45 days in jail over a protest calling for transparency in...

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Angolan Activists Jailed Over Election Protest

Seven Angolan opposition activists have been sentenced to 45 days in jail over a protest calling for transparency in...

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Rare Protest In Angola As 200 March For Abortion Rights

About 200 demonstrators protested under heavy police surveillance in the Angolan capital Luanda on Saturday against a...

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Meet Africa’s Richest Women According To Forbes

As part of International Women’s Day celebration, we take a look at Africa’s richest women according to the 2017...

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Angola Says Portugal Decision To Charge Vice President A ‘serious Attack’

Angola said on Friday that Portugal's decision to charge its Vice President Manuel Vicente with corruption and money...

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Angola’s Heir-Apparent Vows To Target Corruption

Angola's likely next president Joao Lourenco on Monday declared war on graft in the notoriously corrupt country, as he...

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Portuguese Prosecutors Charge Angolan VP With Corruption

Portuguese prosecutors on Thursday charged Angolan Vice President Manuel Vicente with corruption over allegations he...

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Angola VP Manuel Vicente ‘to Face Portugal Corruption Charges’

Portuguese state prosecutors are bringing corruption charges against Angola's vice-president Manuel Vicente. The...

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Angola Probes Football Stampede After 17 Killed

Angola announced an investigation Saturday into a stadium stampede that killed at least 17 and injured scores in an...

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Angola’s President Orders Inquiry Into Stadium Stampede That Killed 17

Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has ordered an investigation into the cause of a stampede at a football match...

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Seventeen Killed In Angola Stadium Stampede

At least 17 football fans were killed after a stampede broke out at a stadium in northern Angola, police said, in an...

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Angola’s President Dos Santos Announces New Successor

Angola’s long-time President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has confirmed he will step down before August’s poll and has...