ARTICLES RELATING TO ANGOLA

Angola to open stock market in 2016

2013-05-23 13:16

Angola plans to open its much-delayed stock market in 2016 and could even bring it forward to 2015 if the bourse was used to privatise state-owned companies.

Angola to name head of $5bn wealth fund

2013-05-08 09:21

Angola's government plans to appoint a new chair for its $5bn sovereign wealth fund, with Armando Manuel stepping down from the post.

Violent storm kills nine in Angola

2013-04-07 18:20

Torrential rains left nine people dead and flooded hundreds of homes in the Angolan capital Luanda.

DRC peace agreement set to be signed

2013-02-18 07:45

The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will attend a signing ceremony next week in Addis Ababa for an accord aimed at pacifying the eastern DRC, his spokesperson says.

Angola suspends church for 60 days

2013-02-03 19:37

Angola's government has suspended a Pentecostal church from conducting any activities for 60 days after a New Year's Eve stampede during an overcrowded religious vigil killed 16 people.

DRC, Mali conflicts overshadow AU summit

2013-01-28 14:51

The collapse of a peace deal for troubled eastern DRC has overshadowed a summit meeting of AU leaders, as efforts continue to drum up support for military intervention in war-torn Mali.

Angola gives Chinese 116 visas a day

2013-01-14 21:56

Angola granted more than 116 visas a day to Chinese citizens in the last six months of 2012, the vast majority linked to Chinese investment into the country.

200 ill after Angola cholera outbreak

2013-01-05 08:36

Almost 200 cases of cholera have been detected in one province of southern Angola since December 20, it has been reported.

Angola stampede death toll rises

2013-01-03 09:45

The death toll from a New Year's Eve stampede during a religious vigil at an overcrowded stadium in the Angolan capital Luanda has risen to 16.

Kabila in tight spot after Goma flare-up

2012-12-06 08:02

DRC's M23 rebels have pulled back from the city of Goma but they are calling all the shots, leaving an increasingly isolated President Joseph Kabila with tough military and political challenges.

China grants Angola a discount

2012-11-01 19:22

China has granted a 95% tariff discount to exports coming from oil-rich Angola, officials say.

Guinea-Bissau cops stuck in Angola

2012-10-15 22:17

Around 350 Guinea-Bissau policemen, who have been stuck in Angola for months due to a diplomatic spat between the two Portuguese-speaking nations, have urged the authorities to let them go home.

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.

Dog smugglers on the run in Cape Town

2012-09-05 16:00

Police suspect members of a dog smuggling syndicate are on the run in the Western Cape, after three people were arrested for smuggling dogs from Cape Town to Angola.

Angola's MPLA wins again - officially

2012-09-03 21:57

Angola's electoral commission says the ruling party has won an overwhelming majority of 72% of the votes with nearly all ballots counted.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

Angolan opposition wants election delayed

2012-08-25 07:11

Angola's main opposition party has called for the national election to be postponed for a month to allow time to correct a lack of transparency in the poll and violations of the electoral law.

SA animal activists held in Angola

2012-08-23 16:52

A South African family, who are trying to bring home dogs that were smuggled out of the country, are being held by authorities allegedly working with smugglers in Angola.

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.

 

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.

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.

Angolan police detain 18

2013-03-31 13:19

Angolan police have arrested 18 activists staging a rare anti-government rally in the capital Luanda.

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.

Evangelical churches blooming in Angola

2013-01-29 12:56

Evangelical churches are blooming in Angola, a traditional devout Catholic nation, as its impoverished people turn to the promises of proselytism and Protestantism.

Africa gets its first woman billionaire

2013-01-24 16:18

Isabel dos Santos, the eldest daughter of Angola's president, is Africa's first woman billionaire, according to Forbes magazine.

16 migrants die in truck crash in Angola

2013-01-07 09:06

Sixteen migrants from the DRC have died and three others seriously injured after a truck they were hiding in flipped over on a road in Angola, regional police say.

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.

10 die in Angola New Year stampede

2013-01-02 09:00

Ten people, including four children, have died and 120 have been hurt in a stampede at an evangelical vigil in the Angolan capital Luanda on New Year's Eve.

DRC peace talks likely delayed – rebels

2012-12-07 19:29

Peace talks between M23 rebels in the DRC and Kinshasa’s government scheduled to open in the Ugandan capital will likely be delayed due to "logistical" reasons, rebels say.

Angolan oil exports to dip

2012-11-16 19:44

Angolan oil exports are set to fall slightly in January to around 1.80 million barrels per day despite the first exports of BP's new Saturno grade, traders say.

Angola launches sovereign wealth fund

2012-10-17 12:52

Angola has launched a $5bn sovereign wealth fund to invest in domestic and overseas assets, funnelling the country's vast oil wealth into high-growth projects.

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.

40% abstention at Angola elections

2012-09-04 14:50

Angola's electoral commission says 40% of voters abstained – a shocking rate for Africa that some blamed on cynicism over the ruling party's expected victory after 33 years in power.

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.

Dos Santos takes big lead

2012-09-02 13:54

President Jose Eduardo dos Santos is holding a massive lead in Angola's general elections with more than 70% of the vote counted.

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.

Angolan opposition votes despite worries

2012-08-31 17:31

Angola's main opposition leader Isaias Samakuva has cast his ballot in the capital Luanda, but again voiced concern over whether the general elections would be free and fair.

Dos Santos tipped to win Angolan poll

2012-08-31 08:20

Angolans head to the polls for the second elections since the end of their 27-year civil war, with President Jose Eduardo dos Santos expected to extend his grip on power.

Fierce contest in Angola vote

2012-08-30 10:24

Once the stronghold of the feared Unita rebels, Angola's second city Huambo has emerged as a key battlefield in general elections.

Angola boom creates gaping divides

2012-08-29 21:48

Angola emerged from its civil war as one of the poorest places on earth, with nowhere more devastated than Huambo, its universities, factories and homes destroyed in the war's most crushing battles.

Smuggled dogs freed in Angola

2012-08-24 14:40

About 20 dogs that were smuggled into Angola have been released by that country and will soon be back in South Africa.

Defence ministers meet on DRC

2012-08-17 14:33

Seven defence ministers from Africa's central Great Lakes region have met in Goma in eastern DRC to try to tackle unrest there, a statement says.

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.

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