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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Shoprite posts surprise drop in FY profit
Headline EPS, the most widely watched profit gauge in South Africa, strips out certain one-off items.
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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.
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[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.
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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.
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Swiss make raids in probe linked to Angola sovereign wealth fund
Angola’s $5 billion sovereign wealth fund has been embroiled in a dispute with its former boss and the Swiss-based asset manager, Quantum Global.
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‘Angola plans to privatise over 70 state companies’
The prospectus does not list the companies or say how much the privatisations could raise.
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Quantum Global cries foul as Angolan fund seeks more asset freezes
Angola’s $5 billion FSDEA fund said it was sacking Quantum Global as its asset manager because it was concerned about the way its funds were being invested.
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Angolan president sacks armed forces, spy bosses in latest purge
President Joao Lourenco succeeded Dos Santos last September, pledging to tackle an endemic culture of corruption and bring economic reforms to Angola.
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Angola satellite inoperative, Russia to build another one
The satellite, AngoSat-1, has been plagued by problems including the loss of communications and is now regarded as a write-off,
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Angola charges son of ex-president Dos Santos with fraud
Dos Santos is the highest profile figure to be charged since President Joao Lourenco succeeded longtime leader Jose Eduardo dos Santos last September pledging to tackle an endemic culture of corruption.
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Britain says $500mn from alleged fraud can be returned to Angola
Last week, Angolan prosecutors charged former central bank governor, Valter Filipe da Silva, in relation to the alleged $500 million fraud attempted against the Angolan government.
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UN criticises Angola for forcing refugees to return to violent Congo
Angola’s government forced 530 Congolese to return to Congo between 25 February and 27, UNHCR said in a statement on Tuesday.
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President Ramaphosa to visit Angola, Botswana & Namibia
President Cyril Ramaphosa is the current chair of the regional Southern African Development Community (SADC).
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Paradise Papers: Dos Santos’ son made almost a billion rand from people's fund
Jose Filomeno (39), was put in charge of Angola’s sovereign wealth fund that generated $90 million between May 2014 and the end of 2015.
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Angola’s first new president in 38 years vows to fight graft
João Lourenço vowed to rebuild an economy devastated by falling oil prices and fight corruption at his inauguration on Tuesday.
