Henrique Almeida

Angola's ruling MPLA will set out an ambitious plan on Wednesday to lift millions out of poverty and spur continued economic growth.

Rafael Savimbi, son of late Angolan rebel leader Jonas Savimbi, sees the country's first post-civil war elections as a chance for national unity.

For the past 30 years, Jose Vilomba (47) has walked barefoot on one of Africa's most fertile valleys using his hands and a shovel to plant vegetables.

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said he will attend a European Union-Africa summit in December in Lisbon, triggering a boycott of the meeting by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. ''Yes, I'm going,'' Mugabe was quoted on Tuesday as telling Portugal's Lusa news agency in Mozambique.

Kate and Gerry McCann, whose daughter's disappearance has riveted Europe, are shocked to have been declared suspects by Portuguese police, a spokesperson for the family said on Saturday. After questioning on Friday, police named both British parents as suspects in four-year-old Madeleine's disappearence on May 3.