Angola independence was born in violence, its peace negotiated through exhaustion and promise renewed by persistence; Charleston connection painful, profound.

Joao Lourenco, presidential candidate for the ruling MPLA party. REUTERS/Stephen Eisenhammer LUANDA (Reuters) - The presidential candidate of Angola’s ruling MPLA party, Joao Lourenco, closed his ...

© Adalberto Costa Junior, leader of Angola’s opposition party, The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) arrives to cast his vote. John ...

The election victory of Angola's ruling MPLA party was confirmed Friday despite angry complaints from opposition parties, as almost all votes were counted and poll observers backed the outcome. Joao ...

Although Angola’s ruling MPLA is expected to win next week’s highly anticipated general elections, longtime opposition UNITA has been growing in appeal to the youth. The coming polls set to take place ...

Angola will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of its independence from Portugal this Tuesday. The country declared its ...

Provisional results give victory to the MPLA Millions of youth excluded from oil-driven economic boom Opposition UNITA says provisional results not reliable Election marred by fears of fraud, ...

Angolans head to the polls Wednesday in what is expected to be the closest election since the country first allowed a multi-party vote in 1992. The key question is whether voters will once again pick ...

IT IS fitting that the black-and-red flag of Angola is hardly distinguishable from that of its ruling party. The People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) has led the country since ...

LUANDA (Reuters) – The presidential candidate of Angola’s ruling MPLA party, Joao Lourenco, closed his electoral campaign on Saturday, telling his supporters that no other party could guarantee the ...