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US President Joe Biden is in Angola on Tuesday for the first and only visit to sub-Saharan Africa of his presidency, which is focused on a major infrastructure project that is a counterpoint to China's investments.

International Business Times

Biden in Angola: What’s behind the last-ditch Africa trip?

It’s a chance to redeem his legacy in Africa, say experts. But it won’t be easy.

Al Jazeera

‘A proud father’: Gil Gomes on his son Angel and a remarkable family story

An Under-20 World Cup winner with Portugal, Angel Gomes’s father recalls his unique journey in football

The Guardian - UK

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Cultural exchanges beyond borders as African art gains global interest

African contemporary arts are attracting increasing interest thanks to a packed season stretching from Europe to Africa. Artists and curators from across the continent and the diaspora reflect on the impact of cultural exchanges beyond their borders – from London to Paris, Luanda to Dakar.

Radio France Internationale

35 Emerging Travel Destinations For 2024: The Unexplored That Promise Adventure

If you are still wondering where to take your loved ones on that much-awaited vacay, then our list of emerging travel destinations will help you easily decide.

International Business Times

The greatest street in Angola: Kim Praise’s best photograph

‘I decided to get above street level and show the mix of colours: the oranges of the market set against the reds of the roofs. It is my country at its very best’

The Guardian - UK

France's Macron pushes economic ties in Angola

Traversing three capital cities in hours, French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday pursued his African tour aimed at renewing frayed ties.

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Chinese economy in spotlight as Beijing prepares for National People's Congress

The Chinese Communist Party is expected to unveil its lowest economic growth target in decades amid an ongoing slump in the country's real estate market. Also on the show: Mexico plans food tariff cuts to confront high inflation, and Franco-Angolan business ties take centre stage as President Emmanuel Macron visits…

France 24

Protesters in Goma reject east Congo ceasefire agreement

Hundreds marched in Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern city of Goma on Thursday to protest against an agreement between African leaders to stop attacks by M23 rebels, saying it does not tackle Rwanda's alleged backing of the group.

Reuters

DR Congo and Rwanda agree ceasefire at talks: Angola

Luanda (AFP) - An agreement has been struck which could mean the adoption of a ceasefire in the violence-torn east of DR Congo as soon as late Friday, Angola's Foreign Minister Tete Antonio has said.

AFP

Angola’s Lourenço returns but youths shake ruling party chokehold

More than 60 percent of Angolans are under 24 and their frustration helped the opposition come close to unseating MPLA.

Al Jazeera

Angola's ex-strongman dos Santos laid to rest in Luanda

Luanda (AFP) - Angola's former strongman president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, whose nearly four-decade rule was marred by graft and nepotism allegations, was buried in Luanda on Sunday despite a family row over his final resting place.

AFP

Angola bids solemn farewell to ex-strongman dos Santos

Luanda (AFP) - Angola's former strongman president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, whose nearly four-decade rule of the oil-rich nation was marred by allegations of plunder and nepotism was laid to rest amid a family row.

AFP

Angola's opposition rejects initial poll results

Luanda (AFP) - Angola's opposition leader Friday rejected preliminary election results that suggest President Joao Lourenco will stay in power despite the country's most competitive polls since independence.

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Reuters

Angola's ruling party claims victory, opposition leader rejects results

The party that has ruled Angola continuously for nearly 50 years claimed victory on Friday in this week's election, after the electoral commission put its share of the vote at 51%, but the leader of the main opposition coalition rejected the results.

AFP

Vote counting underway in tightest ever Angolan election

Luanda (AFP) - Ballot counting began in Angola Wednesday after polls closed in what was widely seen as the most competitive vote in the country's democratic history, with incumbent President Joao Lourenco squaring up against charismatic opposition leader Adalberto Costa Junior.

AFP

Vote counting begins in tightest ever Angolan election

AFP

Angolans vote for president in tightest ever race

Luanda (AFP) - Angolans cast their ballots Wednesday in what was widely seen to be the most competitive vote in their country's democratic history, with incumbent President Joao Lourenco squaring up against charismatic opposition leader Adalberto Costa Junior.

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Radio France Internationale

Angola's ruling party faces tough election test amid fears of violence

Elections in Angola on Wednesday have been described as the most disputed in the country's history.

Reuters

Vote counting begins in Angola, provisional results show MPLA ahead

Provisional results on Thursday from ballot counting in Angola's election indicate the ruling party MPLA, in power for nearly five decades, holds a strong lead over the main opposition UNITA, which said the initial outcome was not reliable.

Reuters

Under a bridge, Angola's left-out youth look to ballot box for change

Two years ago, Francisco Mapanda and Arante Kivuvu were jobless during the COVID-19 pandemic so they started selling whiskey and cigarettes under a bridge in Angola's capital, Luanda.

Reuters

Angolan parties wrap up campaigning as tense election nears

Angolan presidential candidates on Monday wrapped up a month-long campaign ahead of this week's election which is likely to be a tense standoff between a ruling party in power for decades and an opposition with growing appeal among youth.

Reuters

Angolan opposition leader says one-party state is 'big cancer' of society

The leader of Angola's main opposition party UNITA accused the government on Sunday of establishing an undemocratic one-party state, and said contesting the result of this week's election was not off the table.

The Guardian - UK

Angola’s young voters prepare to call for change in ‘existential’ election

A new generation could end decades of MPLA rule this week and serve notice on Africa’s veteran leaders in polls seen as test of democracy

Reuters

Body of Angolan ex-president arrives in Luanda amid tense election campaign

The body of Angola's former President José Eduardo dos Santos, who died in Spain in July, arrived in the Angolan capital Luanda on Saturday evening, casting a new element into a tense election campaign.

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