Angolan Separatist Rebels to Boycott Upcoming Election
Angolan rebels on Tuesday called on the country’s oil region to boycott the elections scheduled for August. The separatist rebels of the Front for the […]
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Angola: Autocratic Jose Eduardo dos Santos Names Successor
Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has named his successor on Friday, heralding an end to his 38-year reign. Defense Minister Joao Lourenco will be […]
Angola’s Inflation Soars to highest
Angola’s inflation rose to 41.95 percent year-on-year in December from 41.15 percent in November, the national statistics agency said on Thursday. Data also showed prices […]
Angolan Top Court Endorses President’s Daughter as National Oil Boss
Angola’s Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a petition filed by the opposition of the oil rich nation to annul the appointment of the president’s daughter […]
UN: Spain sidelines Western Sahara issue as it chairs UN Security Council December meeting
Spain has dealt a blow to Algiers-backed Front Polisario as it crossed the Western Sahara issue off its agenda as chair of the UN Security […]
Dangote Refinery to Drive Capacity in Africa by 2020 – OPEC
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote’s refinery in Nigeria will drive refinery capacity expansion in Africa, by 2020, the organization of petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said […]
Kenya’s Deputy President Calls int’l Community to help End Conflicts in DRC
Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto on Thursday said Democratic Republic of Congo’s conflict is a threat to the Great Lakes region, calling the international community […]
Angola Grants Amnesty to 17 Young Activists
Seventeen Angolan activists sentenced to prison for rebellion against long-serving president Jose Eduardo dos Santos in March, were granted amnesty by the country’s courts on […]
Uganda: Opposition’s Besigye Arrested
Ugandan long-standing opposition leader Kizza Besigye has been arrested on Sunday for allegedly attempting to organize a parallel Independence Day celebration. The former presidential candidate, […]
EU Releases New Blacklist of Banned Airlines, Many are African
The European Union has published its new blacklist of airlines failing the block’s aviation regultions.19 countries feature on the blacklist. The restrictions imposed by the […]