20120610 AFP Angolan troops, whose presence in Guinea-Bissau angered local soldiers and prompted a coup in April, ended their pullout from the west African country on Saturday, a military official said.
20120521 AFP Thousands of people rallied Saturday in a demonstration by the opposition Unita, to celebrate a surprise court victory that forced the national elections chief to step down months ahead of polls.
20120520 AFP Thousands of people rallied Saturday in a demonstration by the opposition Unita, to celebrate a surprise court victory that forced the national elections chief to step down months ahead of polls.
20120519 AFP The leaders of Argentina and Angola said Friday they plan to sign new cooperation agreements soon, though Argentinian President Cristina Kirchner wrapped up a visit to Luanda with no news on an oil-for-food pact.
20120421 AFP Top Angolan human rights lawyer David Mendes on Friday vowed to press ahead with his corruption case against President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, after prosecutors declined to the take up the charges.
20120403 AFP Human Rights Watch on Monday urged Angolan authorities to end their violent crackdown on anti-government protests, which have mushroomed this year ahead of polls.
20120317 AFP An Angolan weekly whose computers were seized by police after it lampooned President Jose Eduardo dos Santos will appear this weekend and carry on fighting for democracy, its chief said Friday.
20120314 AFP The European Union will give about 1.5 million euros ($2.0 million) for Angolan civic groups to educate voters and monitor elections due this year, the EU delegation in Luanda said Tuesday.
20120312 AFP As head of Angola's powerful state oil company Sonangol, Manuel Domingos Vicente has long been President Jose Eduardo dos Santos's right-hand man. Now he increasingly looks like his heir apparent.
20120221 AFP Jonas Savimbi, the vicious, charismatic rebel who fought Angola's socialist government in a 27-year civil war, died 10 years ago Wednesday, leaving behind a haunting legacy of violence.
20120209 Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday extended Angola's loan program by a few weeks to March 30, 2012, to give it time to sign off on a final review of the country's $1.4 billion standby arrangement.
20120202 Reuters LISBON (Reuters) - A technocrat who transformed Angolan state oil firm Sonangol into a multinational player, Manuel Vicente is tipped as the likely successor to long-serving President Jose Eduardo dos Santos following his appointment to an important cabinet post.
20120128 AFP A fierce political row is brewing in Angola where opposition parties accuse the ruling MPLA of exerting too much influence over the organisation of the country's upcoming general election.
20120126 Reuters LISBON (Reuters) - Angola's ruling MPLA party on Wednesday defended the re-appointment of the electoral commission chief and said opposition criticism was aimed at causing instability before an election this year.
20120126 Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The IMF said on Tuesday a $32 billion accounting discrepancy in Angola's state funds was linked to "quasi-fiscal operations" by state oil firm Sonangol done on the government's behalf, but not recorded in official budget accounts.
20120122 Reuters LISBON (Reuters) - Angola's main opposition party UNITA plans to challenge the re-appointment of the country's electoral commission chief, saying the move undermines the body's independence and raises tension ahead of an election later this year.
20120119 Reuters LISBON (Reuters) - Angola's government has denied a report by Human Rights Watch suggesting that $32 billion are missing from state funds thought to be linked to the state oil company Sonangol, state news agency Angop reported on Tuesday.
20111208 Reuters LISBON (Reuters) - Angolan authorities have used force to suppress peaceful demonstrations and blocked journalists from covering protest rallies in the run-up to an election next year, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.
20111110 Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday approved a loan disbursement of $134.8 million to Angola under a 27-month standby arrangement agreed in November 2009.
