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Train crash in Angola kills 18 people

At least 18 people are reported dead following a train crash in south-western Angola. 14 others were injured in the disaster. AFP reports that there...

Court acquits Angolan journalists of insult charges

Two Angolan journalists were acquitted by a judge on Friday over an article of accusing a former attorney general of corruption, in a verdict...

Isabel dos Santos sacked as Sonangol chair

Angolan President Joao Lourenco dismissed Isabel dos Santos as chair of the state oil company Sonangol on Wednesday, in a dramatic move against the family of the former president.

Angola’s new president Lourenco sworn in

The new president of Angola Joao Lourenco on Tuesday was sworn in at a ceremony in the country's capital Luanda after his ruling party, the MPLA won general elections last month.

Angola: Court upholds presidential election results

The constitutional court in Angola on Wednesday upheld the results of the August 23 presidential election won by the ruling MPLA party.

Angola’s opposition challenges election results

Angola’s main opposition party has appealed to the constitutional court to annul the results of last month’s election, which gave a landslide victory to the ruling MPLA, arguing the electoral process failed to comply with the law.

Angola: Election commission dismisses opposition complaints

Angola's election commission has dismissed complaints by opposition parties that questioned provisional results declaring the ruling party to be the winner of the August 23 vote.

Angola: Opposition parties call for election recount

Four opposition parties in Angola on Sunday called for a recount in last week's general election, alleging "irregularities" during the vote that kept the ruling party in power.

South Africa wants Angola to pay debt owed to its airline

South Africa will press the newly-elected Angolan government to pay 850 million rand ($66 million) it owes struggling South African Airways (SAA), the finance minister said on Tuesday.

Angola’s ruling party wins elections

The ruling MPLA party won Angola's elections, a poll official announced on Thursday, with party candidate Joao Lourenco now set to succeed President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos who has ruled for 38 years.

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