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Marcolino Moro - member of Angola's ruling party - Credit-Kristin Palitza-IPS

Angola’s future is dark after ten years of peace

April 8, 2012 1 comment

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, (IPS) – Angola is celebrating 10 years of peace on Apr. 4. Since the end of its 27-year- long civil war in 2002, the country’s economy has prospered thanks to oil. But expert...

President Eduardo dos Santos - Strong warning for protesters

Angolan government says it will take “serious measures” ag...

February 22, 2011 2 comments

LUANDA, February 22, 2011 (AFP) – An anonymous call for a mass protest in Angola on March 6 has drawn a warning from the ruling MPLA party, which threatened to take “serious measures̶...

Angola prepares to celebrate 50 years of independence

February 3, 2011 no comments

LUANDA, February 3, 2011 (AFP) – Fifty years ago, on February 4 1961, Angolan nationalists tried to forcibly liberate colonial political prisoners in a date celebrated as the start of Angola...

New Constitution Set To Give Angolan President More Powers

January 21, 2010 no comments

A new constitution that expands the powers of the presidency in Angola is set to be approved by the country’s parliament. But the main opposition party in the country has walked out of parliament in ...

Chinese President Hu Jintao with Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos

China’s Deals with African Dictators

October 14, 2009 3 comments

Africa has become the new economic playground of the Chinese government. In its quest to secure an abundant source of energy and minerals to sustain its growing industrial and economic demands, the C...

Angola gets $2.4 billion of Chinese investments

August 17, 2009

Angola has benefited from a $2.4 billion investment from china’s Sino Hydro Corporation. The company is to embark on re-building Angola’s infrastructure. It will build new hospitals and irrigat...