Workers want to raise the minimum wage from $38 to $288, but the state has rejected this, proposing $45
Corruption flourishes when justice systems are captured by the wealthy and powerful
Although the government has attempted to improve law enforcement, criminal prosecutions against officers who commit violations remain rare
The country is among several that have been poorly ranked in ease of doing business indexes, partly because of gaps in taxation transparency
East African leaders are mobilising armies to intervene in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Decades ago, Zimbabwean soldiers came to Kinshasa’s aid and learnt harsh lessons
The MPLA managed to retain power in the recent elections but to win the next elections it will have to introduce economic and political reforms
Former apartheid collaborator Unita has polled well, but will it be enough to unseat the long-ruling MPLA?
The former Angolan president chose power and wealth over developing his country
The Angolan autocrat, president from 1979 to 2017, built up the wealth of his family and that of his generals at the expense of the citizens
The 79-year-old was rushed to hospital and placed in in intensive care after suffering a cardiac arrest on June 23, his family said.
Kuduro, an urban dance music style, pays post-apocalyptic tribute to Angola’s capital city
Discoveries by the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project underscore the importance of the upper Okavango catchment in Angola, whose rivers and source lakes sustain the Okavango Delta
Conflict hotspots, most in the Sahel region, will continue to dominate the news this year, while a number of countries will hold key elections.
New scientific research shows the oil company understood the science before it became a public issue and spent millions to promote misinformation
Troops were sent to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2001 as part of the UN peacekeeping mission that became an offensive against rebels
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Benguela exists in the country’s collective psyche in a way no other city does. It’s a place that’s inspired poets, musicians, writers and artists
South Africa’s new military weapon takes a leaf out of the Libyan rebel forces’ handbook as it lands in Mozambique to fight insurgents
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As the demand for oil shrinks and prices collapse, Africa’s petro states — the likes of Angola, Nigeria, Egypt and Equatorial Guinea — will be left with massive holes in their budgets
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The semifinals tip off on Saturday, with a champion to be crowned on Sunday
In a year defined by Covid-19, human rights violations, including massacres of civilians and crackdowns on opposition parties, have plagued these regions
Angolans lose faith in João Lourenço as the economy tanks and corruption persists
Softie is an intimate portrait of how political activism complicates family life
The Bertelsmann Transformation Index Africa Report 2020, A Changing of the Guards or A Change of Systems?, suggests that we should be cautious about the prospects for rapid political improvements
Critiques of corruption must explicitly disrupt corporate globalism, imperialism, racism, authoritarianism, militarism, elitism
and sexism
The Luanda Leaks, publicised late on Sunday evening, have vividly outlined the scale of the business empire of Isabel dos Santos, daughter of the former president of Angola, José Eduardo dos Santos. Isabel dos Santos and her husband, Sindika Dokolo — who together are worth more than $2.2-billion — have stakes in more than 400 […]
“African corruption” is only African as regards its victims. Its perpetrators are institutions and individuals from across the globe who are willing to loot without conscience as they watch their offshore accounts grow.
Once again, Western auditing and consulting firms shamelessly facilitated corruption on an international scale
Law enforcement agencies are cracking down on the high profile family of former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos, accused of plundering revenues from the country’s vast oil wealth. During dos Santos’ 38-year rule from 1979, his offspring occupied top positions in the government and in lucrative sectors ranging from banking, telecoms and media to […]
Abuses continued from Angola to Zimbabwe but there were also victories for people’s rights
Combatting corruption has been at the heart of many of their campaigns. The question is: can they succeed?
Economic growth is on the up, but so is debt; foreign powers are circling and democracy is retreating, but people power continues
Liberation movements attracted more than half of the popular vote in their most recent parliamentary elections in many African countries