February 20
Africa: High Cost of Living in Africa Could Cause Unrest - AFDB
The African Development Bank is warning that the rising cost of energy, food and other commodities in several African countries, including Angola, Ethiopia and Kenya, could trigger… Read more »
January 23
Africa: Blinken Expresses U.S. Commitment to Boosting Africa Partnerships
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday the United States is committed to growing its partnerships across the African continent and increasingly sees African countries… Read more »
January 18
Africa: Blinken Heading to Africa Next Week On Four-Nation Tour
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and Angola next week, the State Department announced, his fourth trip to the African… Read more »
December 21, 2023
Angola: Angola to Quit OPEC
Angola's minister of oil resources announced Thursday the west African nation has decided to leave the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC. Read more »
November 30, 2023
Angola: Biden Hosts Angola's Leader for Talks of Rail Corridor, Energy Security
U.S. President Joe Biden hosted the president of oil-rich Angola for the first time Thursday, with the leaders focusing on a $1 billion, U.S.-funded rail development that aims to… Read more »
November 02, 2023
Angola: North Korea Closes 4 Diplomatic Missions - Two in Africa
North Korea has decided to close diplomatic missions in at least four locations across the globe, a significant diplomatic shift that some observers say may indicate severe… Read more »
October 07, 2023
Angola: Angola Clamps Down On Namibia Cattle Farmers
Hundreds of Namibian communal farmers who seasonally cross the border into Angola in search of pastures for their livestock have been asked to leave and apply for permits as Angola… Read more »
September 12, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Loses Africa's Top Oil Producer Spot to Angola
Nigeria has lost its position as Africa's top oil producer to Angola, industry insiders say, and could soon become third after Libya. Read more »
August 26, 2022
Angola: President Retains His Seat Following a Tight Election
Angola's ruling party is set to extend its reign for another five years, giving it a total of 52 years in power. The main opposition said it would challenge the results of… Read more »
August 25, 2022
Angola: Ruling Party Leads in Provisional Vote Count
As a third of the vote results are released, Angola's ruling party, the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola, or MPLA, has taken a commanding lead over its main political… Read more »
August 23, 2022
Angola: Country Braces for Tight General Election
Angola holds presidential and parliamentary elections Wednesday in what is expected to be the biggest challenge to the country's longstanding one-party rule. Read more »
July 11, 2022
Angola: Court Clears Way for Dos Santos Autopsy
A Spanish court has cleared the way for an autopsy to be conducted on Angola's former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who died in Barcelona Friday. Read more »