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Angola celebrates 10 years of peace

Angola celebrates 10 years of peace

03 Apr 2012 09:49 - Staff Reporter
Angola will this week celebrate 10 years of peace, with ceremonies hailing President Dos Santos for ushering in an oil-fuelled economic boom.
Poor left behind in Angola's boom

Poor left behind in Angola's boom

22 Mar 2012 19:32 - Louise Redvers
Oil riches have not trickled down to the majority of the people of Angola.
Angolan newspaper targeted for Dos Santos 'outrage'

Angolan newspaper targeted for Dos Santos 'outrage'

13 Mar 2012 10:24 - Staff Reporter
Angolan police have effectively shut down a local newspaper after it published a photo montage lampooning President Jose Eduardo dos Santos.
Southern African foreign ministers discuss AU deadlock

Southern African foreign ministers discuss AU deadlock

11 Feb 2012 18:46 - Staff Reporter
Southern African foreign ministers discussed the deadlocked polls for a new African Union head and to chart the bloc's strategy for the next vote.
Angola's top officials reap the cream

Angola's top officials reap the cream

03 Feb 2012 00:00 - Louise Redvers
Lobby groups want multinational companies to stand against a government that bends the rules.
Drogba's last chance for Côte d'Ivoire victory in ACN

Drogba's last chance for Côte d'Ivoire victory in ACN

21 Jan 2012 17:55 - Staff Reporter
It may be Didier Drogba's last chance to win the African Cup of Nations as Côte d'Ivoire again begins its quest for a long-awaited continental title.
Botswana bows to Zim in Africa Cup of Nations warm-up

Botswana bows to Zim in Africa Cup of Nations warm-up

08 Jan 2012 17:09 - David Legge
Botswana's 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players went on strike before being held 0-0 at home by an understrength Zimbabwe team in a warm-up game.

Zambia seeks Angolan fuel products import deal

05 Jan 2012 08:48 - Staff Reporter
Due to the rising cost of fuel Zambia has planned to begin importing refined petroleum products from neighbouring Angola.
Campaigners call Kimberley Process an 'utter failure'

Campaigners call Kimberley Process an 'utter failure'

18 Dec 2011 16:45 - Tracy McVeigh
Conflict diamonds are to be used to fund a new campaign of violence by President Robert Mugabe's regime against his political opponents in Zimbabwe.

Portugal banks on former colony Angola for bailout

25 Nov 2011 00:00 - Monica Mark
Not so long ago thousands of Angolans were fleeing for Portugal. Now the tables have turned.
Angola not for faint-hearted firms

Angola not for faint-hearted firms

25 Nov 2011 00:00 - Louise Redvers
Many South Africa companies have found it hard to get a foot in Angola's lucrative door.

Afcon favourites Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana avoid early clash

30 Oct 2011 07:34 - Staff Reporter
The Africa Cup of Nations' main contenders Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana avoided each other and the likes of Senegal, Morocco and Tunisia in a kind draw.

So many outlets, so little freedom

28 Oct 2011 15:29 - Louise Redvers
Economic growth and consumer demand have led to an explosion of new private media organisations in post-war Angola.

Jittery Dos Santos 'not a dictator'

21 Oct 2011 00:00 - Louise Redvers
Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos announced this week that his country would go to the polls at the end of 2012.

Angola expels 140 foreigners in 'security' purge

27 Sep 2011 19:51 - Staff Reporter
Angola has expelled 140 foreign nationals on suspicions of terrorism and money laundering, in order to "safeguard the national interest".

Sub-Saharan Africa might feel Europe, US pinch

21 Sep 2011 07:22 - Staff Reporter
Sub-Saharan Africa could maintain its economic expansion in the near term, but faltering US or European recovery could threaten trade, says the IMF.
Students are rattling Angola's regime

Students are rattling Angola's regime

18 Sep 2011 12:18 - Lara Pawson
Protests on the streets of Luanda show that young people are increasingly willing to speak out against the ageing government.

Dozens dead in Angola plane crash

14 Sep 2011 19:59 - Staff Reporter
At least 30 people -- including three Angolan generals -- have been killed after a military aircraft crashed at an airport in Huambo, south of Luanda.

Angolan police under fire

09 Sep 2011 16:09 - Louise Redvers
Twenty-one people have appeared in court in Angola, charged with public order offences, following a rare anti-government demonstration.
Violent anti-government protest reported in Angola

Violent anti-government protest reported in Angola

04 Sep 2011 06:50 - Staff Reporter
Angolan authorities arrested 24 people at an anti-government youth rally, were several protesters, journalists and police were injured, reports say.

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