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Angolan ruling party wins majority of vote

Angola's electoral commission late on Tuesday reported the final results of this month's legislative elections.

Rebuilding a nation

Blessed with natural resources of oil, diamonds, and rich agricultural land, Anglola has the potential to become one of the richest nations worldwide.

Angola's new dawn

Angolans go to the polls this month for the first time in 16 years. John Grobler reports from Luanda.

Oil power Angola holds landmark election

Angolans voted on Friday in their first peacetime elections, with the ruling left-wing MPLA expected to keep a firm grip on the war-ravaged country.

Economy weighs on Angolan voters' minds

Angola's economy may be booming on the back of high oil prices and strong diamond exports, but unemployment stands at about 65%.

Dos Santos: Angola's enduring leader

José Eduardo dos Santos, a soccer fan who has become one of Africa's longest serving leaders, shows little sign of retiring after 30 years.

Angola president vows post-election shake-up

Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos on Wednesday promised a government shake-up if his ruling MPLA wins Friday's landmark elections.

Smaller parties vie for attention in Angola

About 8,3-million Angolans will go the polls on Friday in the first election since independence in 1975 to be held under peaceful conditions.

A city dangerously on the move

Driving in Luanda requires nerves of steel, nuts of tungsten and a head like a stubborn mule.

Angola prepares for landmark vote

Angolan political parties were set to wrap up an election campaign on Wednesday as the country prepared for its first peacetime election on Friday.