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The Do Cambuá: Angola’s new doggy-style dance
The year 2011 will be represented by a cat in the Chinese horoscope. In Angola it is already, without the slightest doubt, the year...
Angola and United States sign Strategic Partnership Dialogue
The United States and Angola have signed the U.S.-Angola Strategic Partnership Dialogue, which formalizes increased bilateral partnerships in energy, security, trade and democracy promotion....
CAN 2010: Mali seeks sanctioning of Angola and Algeria
The Malians are a disappointed lot. The shameful draw between Angola, the host country, and Algeria, qualified for the World Cup, has eliminated them...
CAN 2010: Angola-Mali – Fourth power
What a spectacular start for this twenty-seventh African Cup of Nations! Trailing by 4-0, the Eagles of Mali closed the gap in impeccable style...
CAN 2010: Rebel attack on Togo squad raises questions over 2010 SA World Cup security
The attack of Togo Football team in Angola on Friday by rebels has tarnished the image of African football at the same time raising...
Angola: President dos Santos to postpone presidential vote
According to VOA, President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has announced the country’s first post-war presidential election will likely be delayed for another three years....
Angola: President dos Santos calls for crackdown on corruption
President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has urged his party to implement a zero tolerance policy on government corruption, reports Reuters. The President said irresponsible...
Angola: Chinese violence and murders, protest or criminality?
The spate of violence against Chinese nationals in Angola is fast becoming an issue of concern. A sense of neocolonialism amongst some Angolans is...
AngolaGate: France-Angola: Charles Pasqua reveals secrets from the very top
Charles Pasqua is very angry. Sentenced to a one year prison term Tuesday in the Angolagate trial, known as one of the major international...
Zimbabwe: SADC to meet Mugabe and Tsvangirai
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is scheduled to hold discussions with Zimbabwe’s President Mugabe and Prime Minister Tsvangirai Thursday. SADC is on a...
France-Angola: Former French government officials convicted for arms
The son of ex-French President François Mitterrand and an ex-government minister have been convicted for accepting bribes to facilitate arms deals to Angola in...
South Africa: Angola, Uganda and Zambia give land to South Africa
According to the Independent Online, South Africa has been offered 48 square miles of land in Angola and Uganda as well as a land...
Angola, DRC and Congo deport illegal immigrants
Thousands of Congolese have been deported from Angola this year. The Republic of Congo has also deported DRC nationals from its territory. In a...
Angola ranks ahead of Canada, France, Russia, Brazil… in international basketball
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has announced that Angola has climbed two places to take 12th position on the world basket ball ranking list...
Namibia and Zambia get disaster warnings
As the water level in the upper Zambezi River continues to climb past its highest levels ever, destroying crops and road networks, disaster officials...
Angola welcomes Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI arrived Friday in Angola, Angola Press has reported.
The country is the second to welcome the Pope on his African tour, which...
Zimbabwe U-17 soccer team declares war on Angola
Zimbabwe’s under 17 soccer team has declared war on Angola in Sunday’s African Under-17 Championship final qualifier, first leg in Luanda. The...
Pope Benedict XVI set to visit Cameroon and Angola in 2009
Pope Benedict XVI will visit Cameroon in March 2009 as part of an African tour which will also take him to Angola, a statement...
Joint Cape Verdian and Angolan investment bank to begin operations
An investment bank established with Cape Verdian and Angolan capitals will begin operation from October 1 in Cape Verde, sources close to the government...
Angolan basketball team dismisses captain
The Angolan male basketball club side, Silvio Lemos, has dismissed the captain of the club, Marques Houtman, one year into his contract. Primeiro de...
Angola opposition party diputes election results in court
The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) has lodged an appeal with the constitutional court, following the decision of the National...
EU to work more closely with Angola after free and fair elections
After a peaceful, fair and free election, stability and socio-economic development is next for Angola, the head of the EU mission to Angola has...
Angolan elections : Peace at all costs a leeway to commit fraud ?
Angola’s ruling party has left little to chance in its quest to secure a commanding parliamentary majority in elections to be held on Friday...
Manucho and Manchester United heave a sigh of relief
The 25-year-old Angolan forward, Manucho, whose three-year contract with Manchester United last December came under threat when he failed to get an official British...
Ghana disgraces Angola in African Youth Championship qualifier
The Black Satellites, Ghana's Under 21 soccer team, on Sunday beat their Angolan counterparts 5-1 in the first leg African Youth Championship qualifier.
Playing before...
Intentional HIV infections in Angola raises heavy concerns
Proposed reforms to Angola's Penal Code have divided opinion in the country about whether HIV-positive people who intentionally infect others with the virus should...
Central Africa vows to fight terrorism
The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) have pledged to crack down on terrorism in the sub-region, sources close to the Congolese Ministry...
Angola urges Zambia to help find solution to Zimbabwe’s political crisis
A visiting Angolan government official, Nilsa Batalhia, has urged Zambian President levy Mwanawasa not to relent in his efforts to find an amicable solution...
Zimbabwe cancels Common Market summit
Zimbabwe, embroiled in an election crisis, Thursday announced it was calling off the summit of the Common Market for Central and Southern Africa (Comesa)...
Zimbabwe minister admits Chinese arms import
Zimbabwe Monday confirmed a Chinese ship that was refused permission to unload its cargo in South Africa this week was carrying arms. Justice Minister...