Eduardo Dos Santos
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Daughter of Angola’s Dos Santos demands autopsy on foul play fears
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.
Africa waves some leaders goodbye, but is the democratic deficit any narrower?
No one is immune to change in leadership that has led many African presidents to lose their coveted top job
Dos Santos: Angola’s secretive leader heads towards exit
Wednesday’s elections will bring to an end a 38-year reign dominated by an unrelenting authoritarian style.
Angola: The Dos Santos regime’s key moments
President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who has ruled Angola since 1979, will not contest the August 23 election
Angola adopts law limiting power of future presidents
Supported by a large majority of lawmakers, the new bill sets out limited circumstances in which the powerful officials
Angolan youths take on the state
Police crack down on demonstrators protesting at the disappearance of two young political activists.
Angola: Who’s who in the palace?
Tipped as a potential successor to his father, Jose Filomeno de Sousa dos Santos, also known as Zen, has kept out of the limelight until now.
Lady of many guises
On a recent visit to Luanda Niren Tolsi discovers a city battling between dysfunction and renewal
Angola hails Zuma visit as start of new era in ties
Angola’s president hailed a visit by Jacob Zuma on Thursday as the start of a new era to improve the once strained relationship between the countries.
Zuma calls for greater economic ties with Angola
President Jacob Zuma on Thursday called for strengthening economic ties with Angola, as he led a major business delegation to Luanda.
Zim rejects Western poll observers
Zimbabwe will not invite election observers from Western countries to monitor a presidential run-off unless they remove sanctions, state media said on Monday. Justice Minister…
US envoy says Tsvangirai a ‘clear victor’
The top United States envoy to Africa said on Thursday that Zimbabwe’s opposition leader won his nation’s disputed presidential election and longtime President Robert Mugabe…
Angola to launch civilian disarmament campaign
Angola’s government will go ahead with plans to disarm civilians possessing illegal firearms obtained mostly during the country’s 27-year civil war. The government won approval…
Angola welcomes responsible foreign investment
A high-level mission from Angola has visited Portugal to entice potential investors with business opportunities arising from the new-found stability in the south-western African…
Peasants do most of the dying in Angola: A war with no frontiers
A burst of gunfire in the street. A man falls. Nobody knows why. Nobody cares.