Angola’s Likely Next President Hits the Campaign Trail
Angolan presidential candidate Joao Lourenco, who appears set to win next month's election, launched his campaign on Tuesday with a ...
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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 matters ...
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 Sunday. "President Mugabe on ...
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 after ...
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 investigations ...
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 revised ...
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 Eduardo ...
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 ...
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 August ...
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 next ...
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 draft law criminalising ...
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 Forbes ...
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 laundering was ...
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 starts ...
Portuguese Prosecutors Charge Angolan VP With Corruption
Portuguese prosecutors on Thursday charged Angolan Vice President Manuel Vicente with corruption over allegations he bribed a magistrate with roughly ...
Angola VP Manuel Vicente ‘to Face Portugal Corruption Charges’
Portuguese state prosecutors are bringing corruption charges against Angola's vice-president Manuel Vicente. The attorney-general's office says that Mr Vicente paid ...
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 incident ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 announced his ...