A last tribute was paid on Sunday at Agostinho Neto memorial in Luanda by the Angolans to their former President José Eduardo dos Santos who died 8 July in Barcelona. Several African heads of state took part to the funeral, but six of the late’s children were absent. This funeral …
Read More »Mozambique take serious decision after ex-Angolan president death
Mozambican authorities decided to pay tribute to former Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos, declaring five days of national mourning, a week after his death. The decision was taken on Wednesday night by the Council of Ministers which met in an extraordinary session. The mourning period started at midnight on …
Read More »Angola: death of former President Dos Santos
Former Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos died on Friday, few weeks after being hospitalized in a clinic in Barcelona, the presidency announces on its Facebook page. The late president , 79, died in Spain where he was being treated for an undisclosed illness. In a statement announcing the death, …
Read More »Angola: ex-president Dos Santos placed in coma
Angola’s immediate former president, José Eduardo dos Santos, is in an induced coma in a hospital in Barcelona, a Portuguese news agency is reporting. “José Eduardo dos Santos is hospitalised in a clinic in Barcelona and is in a coma following a [relapse], after recovering from Covid-19,” said Portugal’s state-owned …
Read More »Angola: diaspora can now vote for first time
Angolans living in the diaspora now have the right to vote and can participate in the general elections scheduled for August 2022, government said. People aged 18 and above have until 31 March to register, and the authorities say they hope to register about 450,000 Angolans spread across the world. …
Read More »Angola: schoolchildren ordered to take Covid vaccine
Schoolchildren over the age of 12 in Angola will be barred from entering classrooms if they do not receive their doses of the covid-19 vaccine, the government warns in a statement. According to the government, these measures are aimed at curbing the spread of the pandemic in the country. “If …
Read More »Angola: José Eduardo Dos Santos returns home after two years
Angolan former president José Eduardo dos Santos returned home on Tuesday after spending two years in Spain, amid growing tensions between his family and the current head of state João Lourenço over alleged corruption. The details of the length of his stay are not yet known, but his arrival precedes …
Read More »Angola: opposition protests against vote law modifications
Hundreds of Angola’s opposition militants were in the streets of the capital, Luanda, to demonstrate against changes of electoral laws. The demonstration was organised by the main opposition Unita party and joined by other groups. According to the new legislation, votes will be tallied centrally instead of being counted in …
Read More »Angola: Isabel Dos Santos ordered to repay $500m
An international court has ruled that Isabel Dos Santos, who was once known as Africa’s richest woman, must surrender oil and gas shares worth $500m. She is the daughter of Angola’s former president José Eduardo dos Santos. The Netherlands Arbitration Institute, part of the International Court of Arbitration, said that …
Read More »Angolan activists happy with same-sex law changes
Gender rights activists in Angola have welcomed a change to the penal code, which has come into effect this week, which means same-sex relationships are no longer criminalised. The new law also recognises the rights of people of different sexual orientations. Anyone refusing to employ or provide services to individuals …
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