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Portugal probes Angola leaks as Eurobic bank distances itself from dos Santos
A spokesman for Portugal’s prosecutor’s office said it would investigate reports about dos Santos while the central bank said it had asked Eurobic bank about transfers between Angola and Dubai, following the same reports.
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OPINION: Africa’s richest woman is Angola’s trickiest issue
Leaked documents on Sunday brought international scrutiny to the $2 billion business empire of Isabel dos Santos, daughter of former leader José Eduardo dos Santos.
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Angola prosecutor says to use 'all means' to bring back Isabel dos Santos
Dos Santos left Luanda after her father's successor President Joao Lourenco came to power in 2017, and now moves mostly between Lisbon and London.
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Angolan ex-president dos Santos denies ties to daughter's alleged graft
In a letter to Angola's parliament and constitutional court, Jose Eduardo dos Santos distanced himself from investigations into illicit enrichment during his rule.
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Angola's dos Santos moots presidency run despite charges
Asked in an interview whether she would be interested in the role of president, which is next up in 2022, dos Santos said: 'It’s possible'.
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Angola freezes assets of ex-president's daughter over corruption allegations
The asset freeze follows an injunction application by the state, which is seeking to recover around $1 billion of funds it believes are owed to it by Isabel dos Santos and her business associates.
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Prince Harry to meet Angolan president
Harry, his wife Meghan and their four-month-old son Archie landed in South Africa on Monday for their first overseas tour as a family.
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Prince Harry in footsteps of Diana to highlight Angola mine peril
Donning a protective visor and blue bullet-proof vest, Harry was almost the exact replica of Princess Diana when she famously walked across a cleared minefield near the central city of Huambo in 1997.
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West African oil hits sweet spot as shipping upgrades to cleaner fuel
Oil from landlocked Chad, piped southwestward and exported by sea via Cameroon, has increased in volume since new fields came online this year.
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IMF approves disbursement of $248.15 mln under Angola's credit facility
The disbursement takes the total of such payments to about $1.24 billion.
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Angolan rebel leader Savimbi gets funeral in reconciliation bid
The former Portuguese colony became a Cold War battleground after independence in 1975, once the Marxist-Leninist People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) seized control.
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Angola to re-bury body of rebel chief Savimbi
The charismatic warlord, who fought Angola's socialist government in a 27-year civil war, was killed in a battle against the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola forces on 22 February 2002.
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In Angola's oil region, separatists accuse president of crackdown
'The people of Cabinda have never benefited from its oil,' said lawyer Arao Bula Tempo, who campaigns for independence.
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Thousands of Congolese ousted from Angola in days - official
In the last three days, more than 3,000 people arrived in Kahemba in the DR Congo's western Kwango province, Kahemba administrator Severin Mubanga told AFP.
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[OPINION] Abolition of Angola’s anti-gay laws may pave way for regional reform
Angola's new President João Lourenço has shown some willingness to engage in more inclusive politics.
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Angola decriminalises homosexuality in landmark reform
On Wednesday, 155 parliamentarians voted for Angola's first overhaul of the criminal statute books since independence, while seven abstained and one voted against.
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Former Angolan president rejects he left state coffers 'empty'
The row comes just over a year after Dos Santos stepped down in September 2017 following 38 years in control of the oil-producing nation.
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Angola expects economy to grow 2.8 pct in 2019 - minister
The economy would improve due to higher oil prices and growth in non-oil economy, he told reporters.
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Three days of violence that emptied an Angolan town of Congolese
About 300,000 Congolese have fled Angola in the last few weeks, many of them in response to the violence in Lucapa at the beginning of October.
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Congo accuses Angola of violent expulsions, Luanda denies
Congo’s ambassador to Angola has been summoned on Wednesday by Angolan authorities to be briefed on the case.
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Zika in Africa - Rare birth defect on the rise in Angola
A lack of data and diagnostic testing along with a woefully inadequate Angolan health system has made tracking the outbreak difficult.
