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The US President Joe Biden’s message at the Business Forum that brought together political leaders and businessmen in Washington was Africans can count on the United States. Joe Biden listed many of the deals that have been concluded and recalled the major lines of investment for the development of the …

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 …

Angolan Electoral Commission has declared President João Lourenço and his Marxist People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA party) the winners of last week’s national elections. The election commission gave MPLA a 51.17% majority after all votes were counted while its longtime opponent, the National Union for the Total …

João Lourenço, successor to late President José Eduardo dos Santos, is set to be re-elected for a new term and his party, the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), won the legislative elections with 51% of the vote. He won the election without “fanfare or trumpet” as the …

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 …

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 …