ARTICLES RELATING TO JOSE EDUARDO DOS SANTOS

Drought: Angola sending aid to 300 000

2013-05-10 09:08

Angola has set up an emergency plan for the southern province of Cunene, where an estimated 300 000 people are at risk of malnutrition because of a two-year-long drought.

Free speech boosted in Angola

2013-02-13 19:19

Angola received a boost to its free speech from the Portuguese courts, which refused to allow Angolan generals to stop the publication of a book exposing corruption and human rights abuses.

Angolan court rejects poll complaints

2012-09-20 13:38

Angola's top court has rejected opposition party complaints over the 31 August election won by President Jose Eduardo dos Santos's ruling party.

Angola opposition parties question results

2012-09-11 18:25

Three Angolan opposition parties, including Unita, have filed official complaints against the results of the 31 August polls, saying 35% of voters couldn't participate.

Angola vote credible, dos Santos to win

2012-09-02 20:47

Foreign observer missions monitoring the Angolan election, which is set to return long-ruling Jose Eduardo dos Santos to power, say the vote was credible.

Angola vote quiet

2012-09-01 12:16

Electoral officials are tallying the ballots in Angola's third polls since independence in 1975, with the results expected late in a week.

Polls open in Angolan election

2012-08-31 09:42

Polls have opened in Angola's third election in 37 years, widely expected to return long-ruling President Jose Eduardo dos Santos to power.

Dos Santos asks Angola for another term

2012-08-30 08:07

President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has asked Angolans to give him five more years in power to further his drive to rebuild the country after its 27-year civil war.

Angola opposition, veterans unhappy

2012-08-15 22:36

Angola's main opposition party Unita and war veterans have threatened new protests ahead of the general elections.

Angola: Free press for poll urged

2012-08-01 20:19

Angola's ruling party is using state media to its own advantage and restricting freedom of expression in the campaign for a general election, the main opposition party says.

Angola approves 9 parties for elections

2012-07-03 10:24

Nine Angolan parties and coalitions will battle it out in upcoming parliamentary elections, the oil-rich nation’s third since independence in 1975, its top constitutional authority says.

Angola could keep forces in G-Bissau

2012-05-11 10:27

Angolan soldiers could stay in Guinea-Bissau if the international community requested it through a UN resolution, an official says.

Angolans to campaign for right to protest

2012-03-27 11:26

An Angolan human rights group says it is launching a campaign for the right to protest amid a state crackdown on demonstrations against long-ruling President Jose Eduardo dos Santos.

Angolan cops raid independent newspaper

2012-03-13 12:45

Angolan police have seized the computers of the weekly Folha 8, after the paper published a photo montage lampooning President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, the Committee to Protect Journalists says.

Mugabe back in Zimbabwe

2012-01-09 19:31

Equatorial Guinea's president has arrived in Zimbabwe where he will meet Robert Mugabe, back from a vacation which caused him to miss the ANC centenary celebrations.

Angolan police, youths clash at rally

2011-12-04 13:00

Angolan youths and police have clashed at an anti-government rally in Luanda, injuring three protesters and leading to several arrests.

Angola eyes Portuguese assets

2011-11-15 10:32

Portugal's PM Pedro Passos Coelho is set to travel to Angola to strengthen trade ties and discuss Luanda’s interest in buying shares in some of Lisbon’s state companies.

Dos Santos denies he is a dictator

2011-10-18 20:48

The president of oil-rich Angola has denied his country was a dictatorship but admitted there was a need for more social dialogue after a series of anti-government protests.

Dos Santos faces protests 'he can't shake'

2011-09-29 12:02

Angola’s new generation "is not as afraid of the government", a young Angolan rapper says amid widespread protests against President Jose Eduardo dos Santos.

Angolan MPLA: Unita planning uprising

2011-09-16 21:06

A senior figure in Angola's ruling MPLA party has accused the main opposition party Unita of planning a nationwide civil disobedience campaign to oust the president, a report says.

Angola president picks successor - report

2011-09-02 21:02

Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has selected Manuel Vicente, head of the country's national oil company, as his successor, a report says.

Angola on standby for protests

2011-03-07 08:42

Soldiers are patrolling the Angolan capital as Angolans watch to see if plans for a Monday mass protest against the 31-year rule of President Jose Eduardo dos Santos would materialise.

Angola's Dos Santos in South Africa

2010-12-14 13:09

Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has started a historic first state visit to South Africa, a trip aimed at ending decades-long enmities between two of the region’s major economies.

Angola celebrates 35-yrs of freedom

2010-11-11 07:59

Angola is celebrating 35 years of independence after banishing its long chapter of civil war to the history books and becoming one of the top oil producers.

PetroSA eyes oil-rich Angola

2010-10-12 18:40

South Africa and Angola are close to signing an oil deal that could see PetroSA enter exploration and refining operations in Angola, say reports.

 

Dos Santos named in dodgy Russian deal

2013-04-17 09:02

An anti-graft body says it has new evidence that the Angolan president received millions in kickbacks in the late 1990s, part of an allegedly dodgy debt repayment deal between Angola and Russia.

Angola detains 9 DRC officers over plot

2013-01-04 11:41

Nine former military officers from the Democratic Republic of Congo have been arrested in Angola, suspected of hatching a plot to destabilise their homeland, says their lawyer.

Angola court rejects 2 appeals on vote

2012-09-19 19:01

Angola’s top court has rejected appeals by two opposition parties on alleged irregularities in a vote won last month by President Jose Eduardo dos Santos' ruling MPLA party.

Angola vote result 'by end of week'

2012-09-03 14:50

Angola's final election results will be released by the end of the week, the electoral commission says, with the tally having already sealed another term for veteran President Jose Eduardo dos Santos.

Angola ruling party wins elections

2012-09-01 20:56

Preliminary results show that Angola's ruling party has won 75% of the national vote, assuring President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, in power for 33 years, of another five years in office.

Angolans vote in booths armed with iPads

2012-08-31 19:00

Angolans have gathered around the country to vote in the country's third elections since independence, with election volunteers greeting them with iPads.

Angolan opposition doubts fair election

2012-08-30 14:37

On the eve of Angola's second peacetime vote, the main opposition party is seeking talks with President Jose Eduardo dos Santos on its fears the election won't be free and fair.

SADC leaders set to meet in Maputo

2012-08-16 10:32

Southern African leaders are set to meet in Maputo for a summit that will try to nudge Madagascar and Zimbabwe toward new elections under "roadmaps" that are a test of the region's commitment to democracy.

23 soccer fans die in Angola crash

2012-08-06 15:17

Twenty-three supporters of an Angolan premier league soccer team have died and 29 others were injured when their speeding bus crashed after a game, reports say.

Rights group slams Angola crackdown

2012-07-05 21:36

Human Rights Watch has criticised Angola for its "alarming" crackdown on anti-government protestors amid a growing public show of dissent in the run-up to next month's elections.

Angolan veterans protest over subsidies

2012-06-21 12:44

Angolan police have fired gunshots and used teargas to disperse hundreds of civil war veterans who staged a second protest rally in under two weeks to demand payment of overdue subsidies.

Museveni 'may want to rule for life'

2012-04-25 15:09

The party of Uganda's long-time president says it strongly opposes a bid to restore presidential term limits to the constitution.

Leaders to discuss AU leadership crisis

2012-03-16 07:51

A handful of African leaders are to meet in the Benin capital to try to make progress on resolving the AU leadership crisis, following deadlocked elections.

Angola's Dos Santos to seek new term

2012-02-11 22:23

Angola's President Jose Eduardo dos Santos will seek a new term with former state oil company head Manuel Vicente as his vice president in September polls.

Angola cops probe protest actions

2011-12-06 19:53

Angolan police have opened an internal investigation into a weekend demonstration in the capital Luanda which protesters claim was brutally repressed.

Angola President Dos Santos to run again

2011-11-17 22:32

Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos says he is ready to lead the party in a general election scheduled for the third quarter of next year.

Zambia apologises for backing Unita

2011-10-19 19:01

Zambia's new government has apologised to Angola for backing the losing party in the country's 27-year civil war as it tries to repair ties with its oil-rich neighbour.

Angolan journalist jailed for libel

2011-10-11 10:32

An Angolan journalist faces a year in prison for libel after he published allegations of corruption by the military elite.

Angolan cops block youth protest rally

2011-09-26 07:42

Angolan police blocked about 100 protesters from marching through the capital, a report says, in a second youth rally demanding President Jose Eduardo dos Santos relinquish power after 32 years.

Angolan youth rally against Dos Santos

2011-09-03 23:04

A dozen protesters have been arrested and several injured during a youth anti-government youth rally in the Angolan capital Luanda.

Angola arrests 15 before protest

2011-03-07 21:07

Opponents of Angola's long-serving President Jose Eduardo dos Santos have vowed to push through with a planned protest despite some 15 arrests, including those of three journalists.

Protest plan in Angola draws warning

2011-02-23 13:05

An anonymous call for a mass protest in Angola on March 06 has drawn a warning from the MPLA party, which threatens to take “serious measure” against anyone seeking power in the streets.

Angolan state visit to boost economic ties

2010-12-14 10:21

Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos is on his first state visit to SA, during which a range of agreements is expected to be signed.

PetroSA eyes oil-rich Angola

2010-10-12 18:40

South Africa and Angola are close to signing an oil deal that could see PetroSA enter exploration and refining operations in Angola, say reports.

Angolan leader reshuffles cabinet

2010-10-05 17:04

Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has reshuffled his cabinet ahead of elections in 2012, replacing his influential state minister for economic co-ordination, a report says.

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