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EU says Angolan poll lacked transparency

Angola’s parliamentary election results in September lacked transparency and were marred by serious organisational weaknesses, according to the EU.

Spread the wealth, says Angolan ruling party

Angola’s ruling party called for greater fairness in the distribution of the country’s massive oil wealth on Wednesday.

Angolan govt to set out bold spending agenda

Angola’s ruling MPLA will set out an ambitious plan on Wednesday to lift millions out of poverty and spur continued economic growth.

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.

Angola’s new dawn

Angolans go to the polls this month for the first time in 16 years. John Grobler reports from Luanda.

Smaller parties vie for attention in Angola

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.

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…

Angola to hold elections by September 2008

Angola could hold national elections as early as May next year, President Jose Eduardo dos Santos was quoted as saying on Thursday. ”The president of the republic will likely…

Oil-rich Angola keen to unload state-run firms

Angola is planning to privatise many of its more than 250 state-owned firms, but there are fears that the process could be marked by cronyism and cement the oil-rich nation’s…