The Latest Breaking News from Angola

Miners stumble on largest pink diamond found in 300 years worth 'tens of millions'

Pink diamonds have sold for over £58million at auction in the past, and it is likely this jaw-dropping stone will be bought by another wealthy international buyer

Daily Mirror · Jul 27, 2022

Largest pink diamond in 300 years found in Angola

The pink diamond of 170 carats has been named ‘The Lulo Rose’

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022

Big pink diamond discovered in Angola, largest in 300 years

A big pink diamond of 170 carats has been discovered in Angola and is claimed to be the largest such gemstone found in 300 years

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022

Co Armagh woman's baby products business started in lockdown goes viral on TikTok

Claudia moved to Northern Ireland from Angola when she was 16

Belfast Live · Jul 14, 2022

Angolans mourn ex-leader; family seeks to keep body in Spain

Relatively low-key commemorations are taking place in Angola to mark the death of former longtime President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who died last week in Spain where his family is taking steps to prevent his body from being returned to the southern African country

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022

Spanish court allows autopsy of former Angolan leader dos Santos

A Spanish court has ruled that an autopsy be performed on the body of Angola's former president José Eduardo dos Santos who died in a clinic in Barcelona on Friday at the age of 79, a court spokeswoman said on Monday.

Reuters · Jul 11, 2022

José Eduardo dos Santos obituary

President of Angola for nearly 40 years whose rule was marred by corruption

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2022

Angola's José Eduardo dos Santos, once one of Africa's longest-serving rulers, dies

Dos Santos died at 79 after a long illness. Under his watch, Angola became sub-Saharan Africa's second-largest oil producer — but the wealth didn't reach the people.

WEKU · Jul 9, 2022

Angola's Dos Santos, one of Africa's longest-serving leaders, dies in Spain

Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled Angola with an iron fist for 38 years, died on Friday at a hospital in Barcelona after suffering cardiac arrest, the government said. He was 79.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 9, 2022

Angola's former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos dies at 79

Angola's former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled Africa's second-biggest oil producer for nearly four decades, died on Friday, the presidency said.

Reuters · Jul 8, 2022