Angola’s Lourenço appointed leader of ruling MPLA party
Angolan President Joao Lourenço was elected last weekend head of the ruling MPLA party, marking the end of Jose Eduardo dos Santos’ 39-year authority. Member […]
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Germany, Angola boost ties, revive warship deal
Angola’s President Joao Lourenco over the weekend said he is confident that Germany will supply Angola with warships, despite the controversy the deal sparked in […]
Morocco, Angola explore cooperation areas
Morocco has been winning new friends that were until recently ardent supporters of the Polisario Separatists. After Ethiopia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Ghana, Zambia and Malawi, Angola […]
Angolan president tells EU Parliament he’s on a “crusade”
Angolan President João Lourenço has addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg for the first time on Wednesday. During the 15-minute speech, which was broadcast on […]
Angola to join former colonies of Britain, France
Angola’s president, Joao Lourenco, on Wednesday, expressed his country’s interest to join the Commonwealth and the Organization Internationale de la Francophonie. In an exclusive interview […]
Jerusalem: Angola fires diplomats over presence at US embassy relocation ceremony
Angola sacked two diplomats early this week after they attended last week a ceremony marking the transfer of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to […]
Bilateral agreements top Angolan President’s visit to Zambia
Angolan President Joao Lourenco arrived in Zambia on Wednesday to witness the signing of bilateral agreements to strengthen trade and upgrade cooperation between the two […]
Angola confirms loss of its first satellite, Angosat-1
Angolan government on Monday confirmed the loss of its first national telecoms satellite, Angosat-1, launched in December from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan. The […]
Angola launches 2,000 hectares agricultural rice production complex
Angola will launch Manquete’s agro-industrial complex for rice production, later this year, according to the director of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, Pedro Tiberio. The […]
Angola’s ex-president’s son charged of $500m fraud
The son of Angola’s ex-President José Eduardo dos Santos and former head of the country’s sovereign wealth fund has been accused of fraud over the […]