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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....
Call for Action to Thwart Bid by Libya, and other notorious human rights abusers, to join UN Human Rights Council
Two UN watchdog organizations today urged the United Nations General Assembly to reject five candidates for the United Nations Human Rights Council- Libya, as...
Boeing, TAAG Linhas Aereas de Angola Announce Order for Two 777-300ERs
Boeing (NYSE:BA) and Angola's TAAG Linhas Aereas de Angola (Angola Airlines) today announced the airline ordered two 777-300ERs (Extended Range) in a deal that...
Angola: Media important instrument to achieve Millennium Goals
The Angolan deputy health minister, Evelize Frestas, on 20 April 2010 emphasized the importance of the mass media as instrument to influence sustainable development...
Angola: Prensa Latina official highlights Angolan journalists professionalism
The president of Cuban Press Agency (Prensa Latina), Fran Gonzales, on 14 April 2010 in Luanda, highlighted the professionalism showed by Angolan journalists working...
Angola: Female journalists call for speed up in dealing with criminal cases
The Forum of Women Journalists for Gender Equality (FMJIG) urged for the need to speed up in handling of the criminal cases of individuals...
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...
Angola: International Office of Migration Provides Support to Vulnerable Returnee Communities in Angola
With new funding of 900,000 Euros from the Spanish International Cooperation Agency (AECID by its Spanish acronym), IOM Angola will provide immediate assistance to...
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...