Tag: Angola
Angola to amend diamond sector laws
President João Lourenço of Angola says Angola will soon make changes to how its secretive diamond industry works in order…
$500m fraud: Fund can be returned to Angola -Britain
Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said on Monday 500 million dollars frozen in the UK as part of an ongoing…
Former Angolan President wants new MPLA leader in April 2019
Head of Angola’s ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), former President Eduardo dos Santos, on Friday said…
Angola criticised for forcing refugees to return to violent Congo
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is deeply concerned about rekindled tension in the violent Kasai region of the Democratic Republic…
South Africa’s Ramaphosa on first official visit to Angola today
The new South Africa President and leader of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Cyril Ramaphosa, is on first official…
Angola swears in new 220 legislators
The 220 new Angolan legislators elected after the general elections on Aug. 23 took the oath of office on Thursday…
Angolan Elections: Commission Extends Voting To Saturday
The Angolan National Elections Commission announced on Thursday extended voting in 15 polling centres in parts of the country to…
General Elections: AU deploys observers to Angola
The African Union (AU) has deployed short-term election observers in Angola for the general elections scheduled to take place in…
Angola’s president not contesting in presidential election
Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos confirmed on Friday he will not run in this year’s presidential election, calling an…
Yellow Fever kills 400 in Angola, DRC, WHO to vaccinate 14 million
Yellow Fever has killed 400 people in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC, as the World Health Organisation,…
Nigeria, Angola turn to World Bank for help as oil revenue slides
Nigeria and Angola, Africa’s two biggest oil producers, are both in talks with the World Bank about support to help…
Church leader docked for murder
The trial of the leader of a fringe Christian sect in Angola for murder continues today. Jose Kalupeteka, leader of…
CHAN Eagles defeat Ivory Coast
Home-based Eagles, also known as CHAN Eagles, on Monday defeated Ivory Coast by a lone goal in an international friendly…
Int’l Friendly: Angola hold Nigeria’s Super Eagles
Angola’s Palancas Negras held the Super Eagles B to a 1-1 draw in a pre-African Nations Championship (CHAN) friendly in…
Nigeria, Angola to cooperate on increasing oil price
Nigeria and Angola on Saturday agreed to cooperate and also reach out to other oil producing countries in an effort…