Africa: Angola

Former soldiers find themselves destitute in the city of Kuito, which was the Unita headquarters and the site of some of the fiercest fighting during Angola's 27-year war.. By RODGER BOSCH (AFP)

Long after Angola's civil war, its veterans are destitute

Jul 5, 2019

I was defending this area during the war, Domingo Seiala explains hunched over his rusted crutches -- a constant remin ...

Participants in Angola's oil industry are hoping political reforms can launch a new era after recent price slumps helped knock production down to a decade low. By Rodger BOSCH (AFP/File)

Angola bounces back after slump in fuel production

Jun 23, 2019

Angola is bouncing back after its fuel production slumped last year to a decade low as President Joao Lourenco steers re ...

Thousands of supporters of Angola's former rebel leader Jonas Savimbi rallied for his public funeral on Saturday. By RODGER BOSCH (AFP)

Divisive Angola rebel chief gets public burial 17 ...

Jun 1, 2019

Thousands of supporters of Angola's former rebel leader Jonas Savimbi rallied for his public funeral on Saturday, 17 yea ...

Angolan rebel chief Jonas Savimbi was killed 17 years ago. By Trevor Samson (AFP/File)

Angola rebel Savimbi gets reburial 17 years after ...

Jun 1, 2019

Former leader of Angola's rebel UNITA movement Jonas Savimbi will be reinterred Saturday, 17 years after he was killed i ...

Savimbi, pictured in 1996. By ISSOUF SANOGO (AFP)

Angola rebel leader Jonas Savimbi in key dates

May 31, 2019

Key dates in the life of Angolan rebel chief Jonas Savimbi, who was killed in a fight with government forces in 2002 and ...

Angola's Savimbi saga to end on Saturday

May 31, 2019

Seventeen years after the leader of Angola's rebel UNITA movement, Jonas Savimbi, was killed in a government shootout an ...

Angolan rebel chief Jonas Savimbi was killed 17 years ago in a shootout with government troops. By Gideon Mendel (AFP/File)

Angolan rebel leader Savimbi gets funeral in recon...

May 31, 2019

In what is being billed as a rare moment of national unity, the historic leader of Angola's rebel UNITA movement, Jonas ...

Savimbi, who fought Angola's socialist government in a 27-year civil war, was killed in a battle against state forces in February 2002. By WALTER DHLADHLA (AFP/File)

Angola ex-rebel chief Savimbi to be buried on Satu...

May 29, 2019

Angola's main opposition party, the former rebel movement UNITA, said Wednesday it planned to go ahead with a public fun ...

Savimbi was killed in battle in 2002. By Gideon Mendel (AFP/File)

Controversy erupts over Angolan warlord Savimbi's ...

May 28, 2019

Angola's government and the main opposition UNITA party on Tuesday traded accusations over the handover of the body of r ...

Angola's President Joao Lourenco (pictured April 2019) cancelled a real estate deal, stating in a decree that the contract had been cancelled

Angola cancels mega real estate deal awarded to Is...

May 21, 2019

Angolan President Joao Lourenco has cancelled a $1.3-billion real estate tender that had been awarded to his predecessor ...

Savimbi's death paved the way for a peace deal that brought an end to one of Africa's longest and bloodiest conflicts. By Trevor Samson (AFP/File)

Angola To Re-Bury Exhumed Body Of Rebel Chief Savi...

May 21, 2019

The exhumed body of Angolan rebel chief Jonas Savimbi, who was killed in 2002, will be reburied in his hometown next ...

Campaigners say the unemployment rate in Cabinda is 88 percent, while the infrastructure that exists dates back to colonial times. By Daniel GARELO PENSADOR (AFP)

In Angola's oil region, separatists accuse preside...

May 18, 2019

Since he came to power in 2017, Angolan President Joao Lourenco has promoted himself as a transparent, moderate leader k ...

Angola regularly suffers fuel shortages. By Rodger BOSCH (AFP/File)

Angola Prez Fires Sonangol Chief Over Fuel Shortag...

May 9, 2019

Angolan President Joao Lourenco sacked the chief executive of the state oil giant Sonangol following several days of ...

Angola's President Joao Lourenco is seen April 3, 2019. By Alexander NEMENOV (AFP/File)

Angolan leader cancels newly-awarded mobile phone ...

Apr 18, 2019

Angolaâ s President Joao Lourenco has cancelled a mobile phone licence awarded to a little-known startup company due to ...

Russia and Angola Stuck between Diplomatic Rhetori...

Apr 6, 2019

Strengthening cooperation in trade, economy, and culture, as well as current international and regional matters were top ...

The Kaombo Norte, an oil tanker converted into a FPSO vessel (Floating Production Storage and Offloading), in November 2018. Its sister ship, the Kaombo Sul, has begun operating off the coast of Angola, French oil company Total said Tuesday. By Rodger BOSCH (AFP/File)

Total Ramps Up Production At Angola Offshore Site

Apr 2, 2019

French oil giant Total said Tuesday it had launched crude oil production at the second half of its Kaombo facility o ...

These Angolan drivers in Luanda lined up their cars for fuel during the last major fuel shortage in December 2017. By AMPE ROGERIO (AFP/File)

Oil-Rich Angola Gripped By Fuel Shortage

Mar 21, 2019

Long queues formed at petrol stations in the capital Luanda on Thursday as Angola, a major oil producer, struggled w ...

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