Joao Lourenco: Angola’s ex-general gets 2nd stint at the helm
Luanda – A senior military officer who became a graft buster and turned on his political patron upon seizing... Read more
30 Aug, 2022
Official Angolan result gives ruling MPLA wafer thin win. On the streets the outcome isn’t believed
Jon Schubert, University of Basel and Gilson Lázaro, Catholic University of Angola Angola’s elections were, for the first time,... Read more
30 Aug, 2022
Angola ruling party wins vote and president a second term
Luanda – Angola’s MPLA party was on Monday declared the winner of the closely fought election, extending its decades-long... Read more
29 Aug, 2022
Angola’s ex-strongman dos Santos laid to rest in Luanda
Luanda – Angola’s former strongman president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, whose nearly four-decade rule was marred by graft and... Read more
29 Aug, 2022
Angola’s election body meets to finalise results of disputed vote
Luanda – Angola’s electoral commission went into talks on Sunday to finalise results of last week’s disputed poll that... Read more
28 Aug, 2022
Angola holds state funeral for ex-strongman dos Santos
Luanda – Angolans and a dozen African leaders gathered on Sunday for the state funeral of former strongman president... Read more
28 Aug, 2022
Angola pays homage to ex-leader dos Santos amid vote dispute
Luanda – Angolans started paying their final respect to former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos on Saturday as the... Read more
27 Aug, 2022
Angola’s opposition rejects initial poll results
Luanda – Angola’s opposition leader on Friday rejected preliminary election results that suggest President Joao Lourenco will stay in... Read more
27 Aug, 2022
Angola’s president set for second term as party leads vote
Luanda – Angola’s Joao Lourenco looked set to remain president Thursday, as his party continued to lead in the... Read more
26 Aug, 2022
Angolan president secures strong lead in early poll results
Luanda – Angola on Thursday eagerly awaited the outcome of the most tightly contested vote in its democratic history,... Read more
25 Aug, 2022
