August 12, 2008
Africa: How Continent's Olympians are Faring
AllAfrica's Aliou Goloko rounds up the African action at the Olympics in Beijing. Read more »
May 01, 2008
Zimbabwe: Arms Ship Waits Off Luanda, Say Unionists
The Chinese ship carrying weapons for Zimbabwe is anchored off Luanda and shows no sign of returning to China, says the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF). Read more »
April 21, 2008
Zimbabwe: Unions Mobilize to Stop Weapons
The governments of both Mozambique and Tanzania have refused to allow a Chinese ship carrying weapons for Zimbabwe to offload its cargo in their ports, a South African… Read more »
March 03, 2008
Africa: France Promotes New Relationship With Continent
After a brief stop in Chad last week, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France went on to visit a country not traditionally part of the French area of influence in Africa – South… Read more »
January 28, 2008
Africa: Frontrunners Emerge in Group D
In Group D, Angola and Tunisia emerged as the clear frontrunners to qualify for the quarterfinals by defeating Senegal and South Africa respectively. Read more »
November 09, 2006
Angola: A New Diamond War
The upcoming Hollywood feature movie "Blood Diamond," starring Leonardo DiCaprio, promises to cast a spotlight on the role of so-called conflict diamonds in fueling… Read more »
August 18, 2006
Angola: The Hero (O Herói)
The Hero (O Herói) Read more »
July 28, 2006
Southern Africa: Empire in Africa: Angola and Its Neighbors
Empire in Africa: Angola and Its Neighbors Read more »
June 17, 2005
Namibia: Namibia Deserves Aid, Debt Relief, Despite 'Mid-Income' Status, Says President Pohamba
Hifikepunye Pohamba, who three months ago became Namibia's second president since independence in 1990, was one of five African leaders who met with President George Bush at the… Read more »
April 15, 2005
Southern Africa: Media's Role in Democracy Analyzed in New Book
Goran Hyden, Michael Leslie and Folu Ogundimu, eds. Media and Democracy in Africa. New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers, 2002. 260 pp. $39.95 cloth. $24.95 paper. … Read more »
February 25, 2005
Angola: New Book Raises Tantalizing Questions About What Might Have Been
Engaging Africa: Washington and the Fall of Portugal's Colonial Empire. Witney W. Schneidman.University Press of America. Read more »
January 28, 2005
Angola: Book Outlines Trees, Misses the Forest
Angola: Anatomy of an Oil State. Tony Hodges. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2004. 236 pp. $22.95. Read more »
August 30, 2004
Angola: Giving Blood in Angola
Pedro Siloka told the people that I had given blood. First in Portuguese, then in Mbundu, he told the story of my first visit to Bie Province in 1991, when I had given blood at the… Read more »
December 04, 2003
Angola: A Death For a Song and the Triumph of Impunity
Angolan writer and human rights activist Rafael Marques wrote this account of the late-November killing of a member of the public by presidential guards. Read more »
March 12, 2003
Africa: Africa Centre Stage as Washington Scrambles for Votes at UN
As the United Nations Security Council debate intensifies on a resolution authorizing the use of force against Iraq, the three African nations on the Council find themselves in the… Read more »
February 26, 2003
Africa: Washington Lobbies for Africa's UN Council Votes
The Bush Administration is pressing African nations to support the impending war with Iraq, and the three African nations on the United Nations Security Council have been targets… Read more »
November 18, 2002
Angola: Peace in Angola Spurs US Interest in Economy and Governance
With peace finally a reality for Angola, there is a "mutual attraction" between the United States and that southern African nation, according to investment banker Rodney Goodwin,… Read more »
October 17, 2002
Angola: 'Humanitarian Crisis Hidden by War,' says Aid Official
"A large number of Angolans are still in a precarious situation... starving, not because of natural disaster, drought or crop failure, but as a direct result of how the war was… Read more »
October 16, 2002
Angola: Many Challenges Remain In Angola, Kansteiner Tells Senate Africa Subcommittee
A speedier than expected demobilization of Unita troops, "strong political will of both the Angolan government and Unita," and efforts by an American, Russian and Portuguese… Read more »
August 19, 2002
Central Africa: Africa Turning A Corner On Conflicts - Kansteiner
Two of Africa's most intractable conflicts appear to be inching toward resolution, according to Walter H. Kansteiner, III, the U.S. assistant secretary of State for African… Read more »
August 01, 2002
Angola: UN Head Calls for Urgent Action to Avert Angolan Disaster
In a report released today at UN Headquarters in New York. United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has proposed the creation of a new United Nations mission for Angola,… Read more »
June 25, 2002
Angola: Don't Simplify History, Says Savimbi's Biographer
The veteran British journalist, Fred Bridgland, became well known in the 1980s for his biography of Angolan rebel leader Jonas Savimbi and his writings about Unita, the movement… Read more »
June 21, 2002
Angola: We Must 'Disarm our Minds', says Church Leader
Angolan leaders from the government, the former rebel group, Unita, and civil society have been visiting the United States in recent days, to tell America more about the prospects… Read more »
June 19, 2002
Angola: 'Rebuild Country On A Fairer Basis'
In the second and final part of AllAfrica's interview with General Paulo Lukamba "Gato", the interim leader of the former Angolan rebel movement, Unita, he discusses the impact and… Read more »
June 18, 2002
Angola: War is Over, But Peace Comes at a Price Says Unita Leader
The interim leader of the former Angolan Unita rebel movement, General Paulo Lukamba "Gato", has just completed a lecture and lobbying visit to the United States, before heading to… Read more »