Angolan new deputies take office on 16 September
The deputies elected in Angola’s parliamentary elections on 24 August will be sworn in next Friday, the Parliament’s first secretary of the bureau, Raul Lima, […]
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Angola: João Lourenço to be sworn in next week
The investiture ceremony of the President of the Republic, João Lourenço, and the Vice-President of the Republic, Esperança da Costa, takes place next Thursday, the […]
Equatorial Guinea’s President sends message to João Lourenço
A message for the President of the Republic, João Lourenço, sent by Equatorial Guinea’s counterpart, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, was delivered Thursday in Luanda by […]
Angola’s ruling party leads in election, with most votes counted
Angola’s outgoing president Joao Lourenço was on course for a likely victory over his charismatic opposition rival on Thursday, according to results that are still […]
M23 says DRC-Rwanda ceasefire not binding
The ceasefire announced Wednesday in Luanda after a summit between Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame “does not commit the M23,” the […]
Angola’s presidential election set for August 24
The next presidential election in Angola, which will oppose the outgoing Head of State Joao Lourenço to the leader of a unified opposition to beat […]
Kinshasa to release two detained Rwandan soldiers
The Democratic Republic of Congo has agreed to release two Rwandan soldiers detained amid rising tensions between the two neighbors, Angolan President Joao Lourenço said […]
Peace and security in the Great Lakes: 7 Heads of state meet in Kinshasa
Seven Heads of state are meeting since Thursday in Kinshasa to assess the implementation of an agreement on peace, security and cooperation in the Democratic […]
Former President Jose Eduardo dos Santos returned to Angola
“The former president of the Republic, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, returned to the country on Tuesday,” according to the Angop agency. He landed in the […]
ECCAS holds its first face-to-face summit in Gabon since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic
Six out of eleven heads of state attended a summit of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) on 27 November in Libreville, Gabon. […]