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Portuguese escape austerity and find a new El Dorado in Angola

Portuguese escape austerity and find a new El Dorado in Angola

16 Sep 2012 06:59 - David Smith
Booming, oil-rich Angola has become a refuge for Portugal's jobless, while Luanda's elite take advantage of EU troubles to buy up property in Lisbon.
Angolan opposition alleges fraud

Angolan opposition alleges fraud

14 Sep 2012 00:00 - Louise Redvers
Three of Angola's eight opposition parties are formally contesting the August 31 election results.
African leaders' staying power a mystery

African leaders' staying power a mystery

07 Sep 2012 11:08 - Letters
Your article "Angola's Dos Santos wants another term to rebuild" (August 31) got me thinking.
Dos Santos's MPLA cruises to victory in Angola election

Dos Santos's MPLA cruises to victory in Angola election

03 Sep 2012 06:25 - Lula Ahrens
President Jose Eduardo dos Santos' ruling party has won 73% of the national vote assuring his government, in power for 32 years, another five years.
Opposition cries foul as Angola's Dos Santos takes big lead

Opposition cries foul as Angola's Dos Santos takes big lead

02 Sep 2012 09:58 - AFP
President Jose Eduardo dos Santos held a massive lead in Angola's general election with more than 70% of the vote counted.
Angola stays loyal to Dos Santos

Angola stays loyal to Dos Santos

01 Sep 2012 19:25 - Shrikesh Laxmidas, Pascal Fletcher,
Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos and his MPLA party headed on Saturday for an overwhelming win in a poll criticised as not credible.
Angolans wait for results after 'satisfactory' polls

Angolans wait for results after 'satisfactory' polls

01 Sep 2012 10:07 - Sapa-AFP
Electoral officials on Saturday were tallying the ballots in Angola's third polls since independence, with the first results expected late in the day.
Angola: Unita claims poll is in chaos

Angola: Unita claims poll is in chaos

31 Aug 2012 00:00 - Louise Redvers
The opposition, which could garner the youth vote, says the election will not be free and fair.
Former rebel bastion now battleground for Angola vote

Former rebel bastion now battleground for Angola vote

30 Aug 2012 14:09 - Estelle Maussion
Once the stronghold of the feared Unita rebels, Angola's second city Huambo has emerged as a key battlefield in Friday's general elections.
Angola's Dos Santos wants another term to rebuild

Angola's Dos Santos wants another term to rebuild

30 Aug 2012 07:00 - Griffin Shea
Angola's president has asked the country to give him five more years in power to further his drive to rebuild the country after its 27-year civil war.
Thousands rally for Dos Santos ahead of Angola polls

Thousands rally for Dos Santos ahead of Angola polls

29 Aug 2012 17:09 - Griffin Shea
With the president's face on jumbo screens, T-shirts and helium blimps, thousands of Angolans rallied to show their support ahead of the polls.
Angola's elections highlights its economic divide

Angola's elections highlights its economic divide

28 Aug 2012 11:57 - Shrikesh Laxmidas
As Angolans prepare to go to the polls on Friday, the ruling MPLA reminds them of the rewards of peace and boasts of its reconstruction achievements.
Angola polls could spring a surprise

Angola polls could spring a surprise

24 Aug 2012 08:03 - Louise Redvers
Much has changed since the last election and Angolan citizens will not take any vote-rigging lying down when they go to the polls.
Angola court rejects 18 parties ahead of elections

Angola court rejects 18 parties ahead of elections

03 Jul 2012 08:23 - AFP
Only nine Angolan parties and coalitions of the 27 that put themselves forward will be permitted to battle it out in upcoming parliamentary elections.
Dissent grows in Angola

Dissent grows in Angola

21 Jun 2012 17:11 - Louise Redvers
Pro-government militia are being blamed for a string of attacks on members of a youth protest movement, writes Louise Redvers.

Angola opposition says president trying to stall polls

12 Mar 2009 08:48 - Staff Reporter
Angola's main opposition party on Wednesday accused the government of seeking to delay a promised presidential election.

Angola opposition takes issue with vote in Luanda

13 Sep 2008 08:20 - Staff Reporter
Angola opposition Unita on Friday contested at court elections in the capital, Luanda, where chaos resulted in a second day of voting last week.

'We only want peace'

14 Sep 2008 00:00 - John Grobler
The MPLA's election victory in Angola, although expected, was larger than predicted, writes John Grobler.

From peace to polls, Angola steps closer to legitimacy

10 Sep 2008 15:29 - Staff Reporter
Six years after the end of a devastating civil war, polls in oil-rich Angola have cemented peace, legitimising its democracy.

Angola's ruling MPLA wins parliamentary poll

10 Sep 2008 08:16 - Paul Simao
Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos's MPLA party scored a landslide parliamentary election victory on Wednesday with nearly 82% of the vote.

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