US President Joe Biden visited a slavery museum in Angola on Tuesday and inspected chains and a whip, but he also addressed the issue of Africa’s future. According to him, “Africans will make up one in four people by 2050 and the world’s fate rests in their hands.” The trip …
Read More »DRC: Fighting resumes in Lubero
Fighting resumed on Sunday August 25 between M23 rebels and the Congolese army in eastern DRC, Lubero, a townclose to the border with Uganda. In a statement issued on Monday August 26, the Congolese army claimed that rebels had attacked its positions in the village of Kikubo, violating a ceasefire …
Read More »Famine threatens 20 million people
20 million people are severely affected by drought in southern Africa and will be unable to feed themselves until 2025, according to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). These millions of people are in Zimbabwe, southern Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar. The World Food Programme’s Country Director for Zimbabwe, …
Read More »Angola: 50 sorcerers die after consuming a decoction
50 people accused of witchcraft died after being forced to consume a herbal potion to determine whether or not they were practicing rites considered occult in Angola. “More than 50 victims were forced to drink this mysterious liquid which, according to traditional advisors, proves whether or not the person is …
Read More »Chinese President Xi Jinping said he is willing to work with Angola
Chinese President Xi Jinping said he would support Chinese firms that invest in Angola’s agriculture and manufacturing sectors, state media reported on Friday, as the African oil producing nation seeks help in diversifying its economy. “The Chinese side is willing to work with Angola to implement key infrastructure projects and …
Read More »AFCON 2023: all about the quarter-final matches
The identities of the eight teams who will contest the quarter-finals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, which has been taking place in Ivory Coast since January 13, are now known. Here are the quarter-final line-ups Friday, February 2, 5pm: Nigeria – Angola, Stade Félix-Houphouët-Boigny (Abidjan) Friday, February 2, …
Read More »Angola: João Lourenço sworn in amid tight security
João Lourenço has officially begun his second term in power, vowing to be the president for all Angolans after his MPLA party’s disputed win in last month’s election. There was a strong military presence at the inauguration ceremony in Luanda’s Praça da República square, and AFP reports that many people …
Read More »Angola: President Lourenço to be sworn in for second term
Angolan President João Lourenço will be sworn in for a second term on Thursday after his MPLA party narrowly won the country’s general elections. Lourenço, who won the vote with 51.17%, called the result a “vote of confidence” while the main opposition party UNITA which obtained 43.95% denounced irregularities. Marxist …
Read More »Angola: opposition calls for demonstration after top court’s final decision
Angola’s main opposition party, UNITA, calls on its activists for a big protest after the Constitutional Court on Thursday issued a final decision rejecting a complaint the party had filed seeking to overturn the results that gave victory to the MPLA in power. After the country’s most closely fought election, …
Read More »Angola: Top court dismisses opposition petition
Angolan Constitutional Court has rejected a petition by the main opposition party, National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (Unita), to annul the results of last month’s general election. The court ruled that Unita’s complaint did not meet the requirements to allow the nullification of the results. Unita filed …
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