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  • FILE: The late Jonas Savimbi held a joint statement at the media conference, after his meeting with South African delegation led by late former President Nelson Mandela, in Umtata in the Eastern Cape 08 January 1997. Picture: AFP

    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.

    1172 days ago
  • FILE: The late Jonas Savimbi held a joint statement at the media conference, after his meeting with South African delegation led by late former President Nelson Mandela, in Umtata in the Eastern Cape 08 January 1997. Picture: AFP

    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.

    1182 days ago
  • FILE: A young girl walks through the Buracos market, in the Angolan restive region of Cabinda, on 19 April 2019 in Cabinda, Angola. Since he came to power in 2017, Angolan President Joao Lourenco has promoted himself as transparent, moderate leader who is keen to draw a line under the 38-year rule of Jose Eduardo dos Santos. But in the oil-rich province of Cabinda, Lourenco is accused of turning the screws on separatists who say they have been targeted by a new wave of state repression. Picture: AFP

    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.

    1185 days ago
  • Congolese migrants who were living in Angola gather in the Congolese border town of Kamako, on October 12, 2018, after returning to their country following a security crackdown by Angolan authorities. Picture: AFP.

    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.

    1227 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com

    [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.

    1274 days ago
  • FILE: A small rainbow flag, representing equality for members of the LGBTI community. Picture: Stock.XCHNG

    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.

    1299 days ago
  • FILE: Former Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos. Picture: AFP

    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.

    1362 days ago
  • A picture taken on 5 June 2016 shows a general view of Luanda's downtown. Picture: AFP

    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.

    1383 days ago
  • FILE: Congolese migrants who were living in Angola gather near the Congolese border town of Kamako, on 12 October 2018, after returning to their country following a security crackdown by Angolan authorities. Picture: AFP.

    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.

    1389 days ago
  • Congolese migrants who were living in Angola gather near the Congolese border town of Kamako, on 12 October 2018, after returning to their country following a security crackdown by Angolan authorities. Picture: AFP

    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.

    1397 days ago
  • A view in a macro lens of Aedes aegypti mosquito, which spreads the Zika, Dengue and Chikunguna viruses, at the epidemiology department of Guatemala City, Guatemala, on 1 February 2016. Picture: EPA/Esteban Biba.

    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.

    1398 days ago
  • FILE: Flag of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Picture: Supplied

    Congolese migrants flood home, Angola denies claims of brutal crackdown

    Congolese migrants and officials said dozens of people were killed this month in neighbouring Angola in a crackdown on artisanal diamond mining, an accusation Angolan security forces strongly denied.

    1400 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com

    Several Congolese killed in Angola clashes - reports

    TPA said the trouble began on Wednesday when local Angolans clashed with Congolese gold miners. The police intervened and two Congolese were killed.

    1406 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com

    Son of ex-Angolan president detained in graft probe - ANGOP news agency

    José Filomeno dos Santos is the highest-profile figure to be held in custody since President Joao Lourenco succeeded former leader Jose Eduardo dos Santos a year ago vowing to tackle widespread corruption.

    1419 days ago
  • Angolan President Joao Lourenco. Picture: United Nations Photo.

    Angola, Portugal bury colonial bitterness hatchet, agree to develop relations

    Meeting in Luanda, President Lourenco and Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa agreed to develop future relations to the mutual prosperity of both countries.

    1425 days ago
  • FILE: Angolan President João Lourenço. Picture: United Nations Photo.

    Angola’s Lourenço appointed leader of ruling MPLA party

    Angolan President João, who received 98.59% of the vote, vowed in his closing speech that members of the party would not be immune in his drive to stamp out graft.

    1436 days ago
  • This file photo taken on 17 August 2011 shows former Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos. Picture: AFP.

    Angola: Dos Santos's era of absolute power ends

    Ex-president Jose Eduardo dos Santos said he wanted to be remembered for his dignified exit from the office he held since 1979.

    1438 days ago
  • A Shoprite store. Picture: Supplied.

    Shoprite posts surprise drop in FY profit

    Headline EPS, the most widely watched profit gauge in South Africa, strips out certain one-off items.

    1455 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com

    Angola court acquits 13 Cabinda separatists

    The activists are members of a small secessionist group whose organisation is seeking 'dialogue' with Luanda on holding a referendum on self-determination.

    1459 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa met with Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the Sheraton Hotel in Pretoria on 21 December 2017. Picture: GCIS

    [OPINION] Can Southern Africa’s liberation movements abandon old bad habits?

    Southern Africa's liberation movements have been losing popularity and confronting a crisis of legitimacy.

    1463 days ago
  • Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Lindiwe Sisulu, greeting the Angolan President, Mr João Lourenço, at the 20th Meeting of the SADC Ministerial Committee of the Organ (MCO) on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, in Luanda. Picture: Dirco.

    Sisulu leads SA team at SADC Ministerial Meeting in Angola

    Lindiwe Sisulu says Lesotho has expressed gratitude to South Africa for sending retired deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke as a facilitator.

    1515 days ago
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