Angola

OpinionRichard Calland | 2019-09-13 00:00:00

Tuesday. Berlin. The weather has flipped inside a week from mid-summer high 30s to a chilly-breeze autumn. But it is still fresh and light. And...

Hope, peace and reconciliation: Pope Francis in Mozambique

AfricaAlex Vines | 2019-09-04 14:44:00

Pope Francis’ visit to Mozambique from September 4 to 6 comes at a critical political moment. The theme for the papal Africa trip —...

Slice of life: The fight in me

NationalAthandiwe Saba | 2019-08-23 00:00:00

I was 18 and had just dropped out of high school when my cousin brought home a DVD of mixed martial arts fighters who were fighting at a boxing gym...

Open letter to Eritrea’s president: Let us visit detained activists and journalists

AfricaRafael Marques de Morais, Wole Soyinka, John Githongo | 2019-06-11 10:19:00

Your Excellency, President Isaias Afwerki:

Former Angolan president's son freed from prison

AfricaAgency | 2019-03-25 12:37:00

The son of former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos was released from prison on Sunday where he had been held for seven months in an...

Mozambique's financial scandal may get even bigger

AfricaDeutsche Welle, Daniel Pelz | 2019-01-31 14:13:00

Mozambique's parliament has lifted immunity for its ex-finance minister Manuel Chang, detained in South Africa on a US-issued international...

Angola: President Lourenço’s grace period is over

AfricaM&G Africa | 2019-01-16 05:41:00

Miguel Sanz in Maputo — João Lourenço has been president of Angola since September 26 2017. About a year later,...

Angola bets on largest-ever offshore oil investment

AfricaPhilippe Alfroy | 2018-11-13 09:23:00

A column of flame emanates from the bow of the boat, illuminating the jet-black ocean for miles around.

Angola: The fall of the Dos Santos clan

AfricaDeutsche Welle, Antonio Cascais | 2018-09-30 18:51:00

The news hit like a bomb in Luanda: Jose Filomeno dos Santos, the son of former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, was arrested on Monday in Luanda...

Lourenço’s first year: Angola’s transitional politics

AfricaAlex Vines | 2018-09-26 07:04:00

João Lourenço’s first year in office has been marked by notable reforms and the consolidation of power. If ordinary Angolans are to benefit...

Angola's ex president steps down as party chief

AfricaDaniel Garelo Pensador | 2018-09-08 14:11:00

Angola's former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos on Saturday handed over the reins of the ruling MPLA party to President Joao Lourenco after...

SADC fiddles while the DRC burns

OpinionTeldah Mawarire, Ine van Severen | 2018-08-23 11:38:00

When a home catches fire, neighbours dash out to fight the blaze. They are motivated not only by a concern for the occupants’ welfare but also...

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