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Angolan ruling party wins majority of vote

Angola’s electoral commission late on Tuesday reported the final results of this month’s legislative elections.

Angola ruling party savours win as count continues

Angola’s ruling MPLA on Monday savoured an overwhelming victory in the country’s first peacetime election, even with some votes still to be counted.

Victory seems guaranteed for Angola’s MPLA

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.

Angolan ruling party claims election victory

Angola’s ruling party has claimed victory in the oil-rich nation’s chaotic landmark election despite opposition attempts to have the result cancelled.

Voting in Angola resumes amid controversy

Voting in Angola’s parliamentary election resumed on Saturday for an unscheduled second day.

Angolan election ‘has collapsed’

Angola’s main opposition leader said late on Friday the electoral process had ”collapsed” as he joined smaller parties in calling for a new vote.

Angolan vote a ‘disaster of poor planning’

Angola’s first election in 16 years is a disaster of poor planning and insufficient infrastructure in the capital, says an EU observer.

Campaigning set for post-war polls in Angola

Campaigning for Angola’s first parliamentary elections since the end of a nearly three-decade civil war officially begins on Tuesday.

UN human rights office in Angola to close

The United Nations will close its human rights office in Angola after the authorities there withdrew their cooperation, the office of the high commissioner said on Friday. Angola…

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…

Jonas Savimbi’s tomb vandalised, says Unita

Angola’s opposition Unita party accused members of the country’s ruling party of vandalising the tomb of Jonas Savimbi, the rebel leader who led a 27-year bush war against the…

Unita denounces ‘strategy’ to delay Angola elections

Angola opposition on Monday denounced what it called government ”strategy” to delay legislative elections scheduled for next year. In a statement, the National Union for the…

Vital road reopens after Angolan civil war

A two-year bridge-building project in Angola has reopened a vital road to a large area of the country’s isolated eastern Moxico province, destroyed during a 27-year civil war,…