Angola kicked off a public debate on Wednesday about a new Constitution that is likely to continue President José Eduardo dos Santos’s grip on power.
Morgan Tsvangirai will this week meet the SADC to pressure Robert Mugabe to resolve disputes in Zimbabwe’s unity government, an aide said on Monday.
Angola is evicting whole communities to meet the president’s promise to build a million new homes by 2012, writes Niren Tolsi
President Jacob Zuma signed on Thursday an oil agreement with his Angolan counterpart during a visit aimed at strengthening economic ties.
SA President Jacob Zuma travels to Angola in a bid to strengthen ties between the continent’s biggest economy and one of its top oil producers.
Angola’s main opposition party on Wednesday accused the government of seeking to delay a promised presidential election.
Angola must ensure failings during last year’s parliamentary election are not repeated at a presidential vote expected in 2009.
Angola’s ruling MPLA will set out an ambitious plan on Wednesday to lift millions out of poverty and spur continued economic growth.
Angola hopes to bury an arms case now before French courts in which its president is suspected of receiving millions in kickbacks.
Forty-two people including the son of late French president Francois Mitterrand go on trial on Monday over a vast ”arms-to-Angola” scandal.
The MPLA’s election victory in Angola, although expected, was larger than predicted, writes John Grobler.
The leader of Angola’s largest opposition party said on Sunday he was contesting the results of the country’s parliamentary election.
With nearly 55% of the ballots counted, Angola’s ruling MPLA seemed headed for a massive victory in the first parliamentary elections in 16 years.
Angola’s ruling party has claimed victory in the oil-rich nation’s chaotic landmark election despite opposition attempts to have the result cancelled.
Angola’s first election in 16 years is a disaster of poor planning and insufficient infrastructure in the capital, says an EU observer.
Angolans go to the polls this month for the first time in 16 years. John Grobler reports from Luanda.
José Eduardo dos Santos, a soccer fan who has become one of Africa’s longest serving leaders, shows little sign of retiring after 30 years.
Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos on Wednesday promised a government shake-up if his ruling MPLA wins Friday’s landmark elections.
About 8,3-million Angolans will go the polls on Friday in the first election since independence in 1975 to be held under peaceful conditions.
The repressive climate in Angola casts a shadow on the coming elections.
